SOMD is known for it's history and farmland. The Oaks is a retired horse sanctuary located less than 10 minutes away from conveniences. It's located in a private country setting, conveniently located at the northern end of St. Mary's. With open fields, there's plenty acres of space to explore, bird watch, as well as do some pretty awesome star gazing on clear nights. It's mostly quiet... the property does neighbor a police gun-range and the hosts do have hounds, and at night you can hear the owls and foxes, but all country noises that didn't bother us at all. We (toddler and dog) enjoyed the serenity, picking dandelions, searching for bugs, looking at the horses, and watching the property come back to life during spring. We had the entire site to ourselves, Beth made sure to check-in periodically to make sure we were ok and to inform us of any guests that would be staying at their Air BnB and her husband would come take our trash away, it's a sanctuary for sure.