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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 Brantwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brantwood 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 Brantwood:
    • 39.558723, -75.803826
    • 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 Brantwood
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Brantwood is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Brantwood

Communities Also Named Brantwood ...

We found two communities that are also named Brantwood.

Within Maryland, the name Brantwood is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Brantwood is located in Essex County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brantwood that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Brantwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Price County
      • This Brantwood is located in Price County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brantwood that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Price County community of Brantwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantwood ...

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.

  • Deer Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elk Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Haven
  • Elk River Basin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
  • Elkmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Forest View Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Goose Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Heritage Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Little Elkton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Elkton is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Little Jersey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Little Jersey is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
    • Mariners Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Melody Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Porter Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Square is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
    • Summit Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Sycamore Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
    • Turn Quist
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • White Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Brantwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brantwood) 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 Brantwood 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 Brantwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5587, Longitude: -75.8038       In this case, the coordinates for Brantwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.115 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.931 degrees.