Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodlyn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlyn Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodlyn Heights
- 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 Woodlyn Heights:
- 39.694553, -76.092728
- 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 Woodlyn Heights
- 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Woodlyn Heights is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlyn Heights ...
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.
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Frank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Mount Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
- Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Cecil County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
- Richards Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
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- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Spring Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
- Sunset Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
- Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
- Sunview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Rising Sun
How Far From Woodlyn Heights 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 Woodlyn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Woodlyn Heights and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodlyn Heights to Elkton, with an average speed<5> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodlyn Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlyn Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodlyn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6946, Longitude: -76.0927 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlyn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woodlyn Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.865 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees. |