Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Woodspring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodspring and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodspring

• 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 Woodspring:
  • 39.391770, -77.256650
  • 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 Woodspring

• 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 Woodspring is near Carroll County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Woodspring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodspring ...

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.

• Alpine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Aspen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aspen is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
• Coldstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldstream is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Elliot
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elliot is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Englandtowne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Englandtowne is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englandtowne
• Fountain Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
• Hartman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hartman is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Harvest Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
• Highview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
• Honey Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Hoot'N Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
• Hunting Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Islands of Balmoral
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Islands of Balmoral is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islands of Balmoral
  • Jacobs Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Kelly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
  • Longview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Martin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Martin is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Nightingale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nightingale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Peace and Plenty
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Peace and Plenty is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace and Plenty
  • Skyline Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
  • Stonelake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
  • Sugarloaf Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sugarloaf Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Overlook
  • Tranquility
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tranquility is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
  • Treasure Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
  • Wolf Den Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodspring and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the West.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodspring to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'