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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 Branton Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Branton Manor 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 Branton Manor:
- 39.396215, -76.896922
- 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 Branton Manor
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Branton Manor is near Baltimore County and also Howard 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 Howard 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 Branton Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Branton Manor ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Folly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
- Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Freedom Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freedom Forest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Harvest Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvest Farms is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Farms
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Liberty Lake Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Lake Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake Hills
- Liberty Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Manor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
- Long Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Oklahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Patriots Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patriots Choice is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Choice
- Reservoir Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Squires is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweet Air is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
How Far From Branton Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Branton Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Branton Manor and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Branton Manor to Westminster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days 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 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Branton Manor) 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 Branton Manor 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 Branton Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3962, Longitude: -76.8969 In this case, the coordinates for Branton Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.461 degrees. |
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