Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodburn on the Potomac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodburn on the Potomac and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodburn on the Potomac

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Woodburn on the Potomac:
  • 39.523709, -77.816384
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Woodburn on the Potomac

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Woodburn on the Potomac is near Berkeley County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Woodburn on the Potomac

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodburn on the Potomac ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dogtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Downsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Downsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairplay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <1>
• Fairplay Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
• Falling Waters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Waters is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falling Waters <1>
• Falling Waters Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
• Lemons Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
• Lights Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
• Scrabble
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Swan Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond

How Far From Woodburn on the Potomac to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodburn on the Potomac to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woodburn on the Potomac and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodburn on the Potomac to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'