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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braddock 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 Braddock:
    • 39.420935, -77.476931
    • 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
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Braddock is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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

Communities Also Named Braddock ...

We found eight communities that are also named Braddock.

Within Maryland, the name Braddock is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Braddock [Summit County].
    • Kansas
      • Harvey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Braddock [Harvey County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Braddock is located in Camden County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the east of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Braddock.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • This Braddock is located in Emmons County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Braddock.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Braddock is located in Allegheny County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Braddock.
      • Washington County
      • This Braddock is located in Washington County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west northwest of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Braddock.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Braddock lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Braddock is located in Alexandria City and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Braddock that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Braddock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddock ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Golf View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Hilltop Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Howards Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Irongate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Kings Kingdom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Meadowcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Monarch Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Roberts Retreat
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Rocky Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Round Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Skyline Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winter Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Braddock to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Braddock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4209, Longitude: -77.4769       In this case, the coordinates for Braddock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.117 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.699 degrees.