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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 Brandy Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandy Springs 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 Brandy Springs:
    • 39.594549, -76.685806
    • 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 Brandy Springs
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Brandy Springs is near Carroll County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Brandy Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandy Springs ...

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.

  • Bacon Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cloverfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
  • Coachmans Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
  • Flickerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
  • Graystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graystone is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Hamlet Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
  • Hope Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
  • Piney Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Piney Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
    • Prettyboy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
    • Prettyboy Garth
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
    • Priceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Priceville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
    • Spook Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brandy Springs and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brandy Springs to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brandy Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Brandy Springs 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 Brandy Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5945, Longitude: -76.6858       In this case, the coordinates for Brandy Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.634 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.292 degrees.