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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 Braddock Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braddock Estates 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 Braddock Estates:
- 39.637588, -78.942524
- 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 Braddock Estates
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Braddock Estates is near Garrett County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Braddock Estates
Communities Also Named Braddock Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Braddock Estates.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Braddock Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Braddock Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east of the Braddock Estates that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Braddock Estates.
- Frederick County
- This Braddock Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east of the Braddock Estates that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Braddock Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddock Estates ...
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.
- Borden Shaft
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grahamtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grahamtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamtown
- Horseshoe Curve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Mount Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- National
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- National is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Ocean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sixmile House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Braddock Estates 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 Braddock Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braddock Estates and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Braddock Estates to Cumberland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Braddock Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Braddock Estates 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 Braddock Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6376, Longitude: -78.9425 In this case, the coordinates for Braddock Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.252 degrees. |
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