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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 Briars Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briars 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 Briars Acres:
- 39.160663, -77.085535
- 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 Briars 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Briars Acres is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Briars Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briars 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.
- Camelback Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Edinburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Flower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Gayfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Gold Mine Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Mine Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Crossing
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sycamore Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Winters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winters Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Briars Acres 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 Briars Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briars Acres and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Briars Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 18 miles [29 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briars Acres) 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 Briars 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 Briars Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1607, Longitude: -77.0855 In this case, the coordinates for Briars Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.633 degrees. |
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