Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Briaridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briaridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Briaridge

• 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 Briaridge:
  • 39.170385, -76.967199
  • 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 Briaridge

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Briaridge is near Montgomery County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Briaridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briaridge ...

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.

• Cabin Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Flamewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flamewood is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
• Fox Pause
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Pause is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
• Greene Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greene Fields is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
• Hemlock Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
• Heritage Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
• Holly House
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holly House is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
• Hopkins Mead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
• Lime Kiln Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
• Quail Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
• Sandy Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Spring is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Spring <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briaridge and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Briaridge to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'