Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodfield
- 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 Woodfield:
- 39.246772, -77.190538
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woodfield
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Woodfield is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Frederick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodfield ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Woodfield.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Woodfield.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Harford County
- Wicomico County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Woodfield is located in Clayton County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Woodfield.
- Newton County
- This Woodfield is located in Newton County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Woodfield.
- Troup County
- This Woodfield is located in Troup County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Woodfield.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Woodfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodfield.
- Wilson County
- This Woodfield is located in Wilson County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the south of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Woodfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Woodfield lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Woodfield is located in Richland County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Woodfield.
- Spartanburg County
- This Woodfield is located in Spartanburg County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfield ...
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.
- Bootjack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <3>
- Damascus Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Gardens
- Damascus Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Damascus Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Hill
- Damascus Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Greenhills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Kings Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Rocky Road Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Road Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Sweepstakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweepstakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Wildcat Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Wilderness Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Woodfield 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 Woodfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfield and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Woodfield to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2468, Longitude: -77.1905 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Woodfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.644 degrees. |