Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brentwood
- 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:
- 39.379269, -77.492765
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brentwood
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Brentwood is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brentwood ...
We found 52 communities that share the name Brentwood.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Brentwood.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
- Houston County
- This Brentwood is located in Houston County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
- Arkansas
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
- Newton County
- This Brentwood is located in Newton County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Brentwood.
- Wayne County
- This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Kentucky
- Green County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
- Hopkins County
- This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
- Edgecombe County
- This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
- Lee County
- This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
- Lenoir County
- This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
- Pitt County
- This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
- Wake County
- This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brentwood lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Lake County
- This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
- Lawrence County
- This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Brentwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brentwood.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
- Greenville County
- This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Brentwood.
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Knox County
- This Brentwood is located in Knox County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Washington County
- This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
- Williamson County
- This Brentwood is located in Williamson County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brentwood.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
- Chesterfield County
- This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
- Norfolk City
- This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
- Roanoke City
- This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...
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.
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
- Golf View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Grove Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Kings Kingdom
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Kingdom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Kingsbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Lewis Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Monarch Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Thicket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
- Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
- Roberts Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
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- Robin Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
- Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Roundtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Skyline Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Winter Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Winterborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Woodlawn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Wye Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robin Meadows
How Far From Brentwood 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 Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brentwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3793, Longitude: -77.4928 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brentwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.785 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.722 degrees. |