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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 Bonnie Brae, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonnie Brae and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bonnie Brae:
- 39.228440, -76.788862
- 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 Bonnie Brae
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Bonnie Brae is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Bonnie Brae
Communities Also Named Bonnie Brae ...
We found five communities that are also named Bonnie Brae.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Bonnie Brae.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bonnie Brae that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bonnie Brae.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Santa Cruz County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Bonnie Brae.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bonnie Brae is located in Hillsborough County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bonnie Brae that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bonnie Brae.
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bonnie Brae that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Bonnie Brae.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonnie Brae that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bonnie Brae.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonnie Brae ...
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.
- Chapelview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapelview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkridge Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Frederick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Grays Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lawyers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Locust Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Reach is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Phelps Luck
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rockburn Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
- Running Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thistle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thistle is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thunder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Timber Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
- Timber Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
- Timberview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
- Toll House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toll House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
- Vantage Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
- Wheatfield Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Bonnie Brae 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 community such as Bonnie Brae to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonnie Brae and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bonnie Brae to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonnie Brae) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonnie Brae, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bonnie Brae 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 Bonnie Brae. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2284, Longitude: -76.7889 In this case, the coordinates for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.481 degrees. |
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