Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wooddale Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooddale Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wooddale Farms

• 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 Wooddale Farms:
  • 39.558439, -76.598580
  • 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 Wooddale Farms

• 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Since Wooddale Farms is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Wooddale Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooddale Farms ...

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.

• Cloverfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Fern Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Henrys Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
• Hillendale Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Heights
• Manor
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Manor is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
• Manor Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
• Manor Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
• Manor View Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
• Piney Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
• Piney Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
• Priceville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Priceville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Sparks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <1>

How Far From Wooddale Farms 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 Wooddale Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wooddale Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'