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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 Woodsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro:
    • 39.533853, -77.314783
    • 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 Woodsboro
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Woodsboro is near Carroll County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Woodsboro

Communities Also Named Woodsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodsboro.

Within Maryland, the name Woodsboro is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Woodsboro in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Refugio County
      • This Woodsboro is located in Refugio County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodsboro that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Refugio County community of Woodsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsboro ...

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.

  • Campers Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Colony Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
  • Copper Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Good Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
  • Green Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Grossnickle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
  • Johnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Ladiesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
  • Liberty Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Locust Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Quarry View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quarry View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
    • Rocky Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Scouts Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
    • Troutville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Troutville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Walkersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolfs Den
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

How Far From Woodsboro 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 town such as Woodsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodsboro and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodsboro to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 46 miles [74 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5339, Longitude: -77.3148    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.013 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.677 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.586 degrees.