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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 Brandon Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon Shores 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 Brandon Shores:
    • 39.192331, -76.535241
    • 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 Brandon Shores
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Brandon Shores is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Brandon Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon Shores ...

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.

  • Beauty Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
  • Clear Water Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clear Water Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water Beach
  • Cottage Grove Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
  • Creek View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Elizabeths Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
  • Fairhaven Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
  • Foremans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foremans Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foremans Corner
  • Gatewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gatewater is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewater
  • Green Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Greenland Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Beach
  • Greenlawn Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenlawn Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Beach
  • Greenlawn Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenlawn Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Shores
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hillside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Orchard Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Point Pleasant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Point Pleasant is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Rock Creek Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
    • Rock Creek Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
    • Rock Hill Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
    • Rockhill Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
    • Rockview Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
    • Rockwood Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
    • Sanders Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
    • School Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • School Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Gardens
    • Silver Sands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver Sands is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands
    • Sparrows Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
    • Stonehaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Stoney View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
    • Stony Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stony Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Sunset Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Surfside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • Twin Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Twin Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cove
    • View Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brandon Shores and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Brandon Shores to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon Shores) 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 Brandon Shores 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 Brandon Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1923, Longitude: -76.5352       In this case, the coordinates for Brandon Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.574 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.388 degrees.