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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodensburg:
    • 39.505776, -76.834187
    • 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 Woodensburg
  • 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 Woodensburg is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Woodensburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodensburg ...

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.

  • Boring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cold Saturday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Finksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
  • Green Hill Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
  • Hunters Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Lawndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Lees Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Liberty View Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ricketts Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
    • Timber Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tree Top Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
    • Twin Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
    • Woodleaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Woodensburg to ...

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodensburg to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodensburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Woodensburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5058, Longitude: -76.8342       In this case, the coordinates for Woodensburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.729 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.391 degrees.