Are there places to do outdoor rec stuff (mtn biking, hiking, etc) around the area or a fairly decent drive?
Think swampy My wife still refers to the mtn bike ride at Cederville as the trip "in country" ended up wading out up to our knees at dark. This is after she hit a wild Turkey that ran out in front of her. Yes, I hear about this again and again.
If you go north up towards Baltimore, call it a couple hours, there's a lot of good riding in the Patapsco State forest.