Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Woods of Town Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Woods of Town Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Woods of Town Point

• 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 The Woods of Town Point:
  • 39.492337, -75.918276
  • 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 The Woods of Town Point

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since The Woods of Town Point is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 The Woods of Town Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Woods of Town Point ...

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.

• Elk Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
• Elk Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
• Elk Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
• Elk River Basin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
• Green Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Harbor View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Honeysuckle Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
• Joy Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
• Red Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Scotchmans Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
• Snow Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Tower Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
• Town Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Town Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
• Two Rivers
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

How Far From The Woods of Town Point 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 The Woods of Town Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in The Woods of Town Point and extending to:

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Woods of Town Point to Elkton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'