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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 Brentwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood Acres 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 Brentwood Acres:
- 39.557325, -76.903590
- 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 Brentwood Acres
- 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 Brentwood Acres is near Baltimore County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Brentwood Acres
Communities Also Named Brentwood Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Brentwood Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Brentwood Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Brentwood Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Brentwood Acres is located in Rowan County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brentwood Acres that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Brentwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood Acres ...
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.
- Adams Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
- Evergreen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Finlandia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Finlandia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Harris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lees Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lees Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Monarch Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raven Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raven Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Summer Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Tabbys Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tabbys Delight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbys Delight
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Winterberry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winterberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterberry
How Far From Brentwood Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brentwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood Acres and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brentwood Acres) 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 Brentwood Acres 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 Brentwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5573, Longitude: -76.9036 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.766 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.40 degrees. |
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