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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 Woodstream, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodstream 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 Woodstream:
    • 39.060667, -76.098835
    • 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 Woodstream
  • 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Since Woodstream is near Kent County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Woodstream

Communities Also Named Woodstream ...

We found three communities that are also named Woodstream.

Within Maryland, the name Woodstream is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Woodstream is located in DeKalb County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodstream that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Woodstream.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Woodstream is located in Burlington County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstream that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Woodstream.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Woodstream is located in York County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodstream that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Woodstream.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodstream ...

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.

  • Cliffs City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
  • Conquest Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
  • Earle Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Indian Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Mallard Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Orchard View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Quaker Neck Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
  • Queenstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Recovery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Sparks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner

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

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Woodstream to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodstream) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woodstream 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 Woodstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0607, Longitude: -76.0988       In this case, the coordinates for Woodstream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.327 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.824 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.257 degrees.