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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 Woods At Bay Country, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods At Bay Country 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 Woods At Bay Country:
    • 39.368441, -76.369959
    • 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 Woods At Bay Country
  • 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 Woods At Bay Country is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Woods At Bay Country

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods At Bay Country ...

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.

  • Berryhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Bowleys Quarters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
  • Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chase is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Dundee Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
  • Gunpowder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
  • Joppa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Joppa Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Maple Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marys Choice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
    • Oliver Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oliver Beach is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Beach
    • Poplar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Poplar is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Shady Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Oaks is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Silver Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Silver Woods is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Woods
    • Trimble Fields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields

How Far From Woods At Bay Country 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 Woods At Bay Country to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Woods At Bay Country 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 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 from Point A (ie- Woods At Bay Country) 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 Woods At Bay Country 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 Woods At Bay Country. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3684, Longitude: -76.3700       In this case, the coordinates for Woods At Bay Country have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.464 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.028 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.248 degrees.