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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 Brigadoon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brigadoon 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 Brigadoon:
    • 39.298162, -76.733583
    • 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 Brigadoon
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Brigadoon is near Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Brigadoon

Communities Also Named Brigadoon ...

We found seven communities that are also named Brigadoon.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Brigadoon.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Brigadoon is located in Frederick County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brigadoon.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Brigadoon is located in Fayette County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brigadoon.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Brigadoon [Gloucester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Brigadoon is located in Johnston County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Brigadoon.
      • Orange County
      • This Brigadoon is located in Orange County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south southwest of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Brigadoon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Brigadoon is located in York County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Brigadoon.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Brigadoon is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brigadoon that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Brigadoon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brigadoon ...

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.

  • Asylum ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
  • Chestnut Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Dickeyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Fair Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Brook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Brook
  • Featherbed
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Frederick Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Grays Level
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
  • Harristown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Heraldry Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Howard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
    • Hunting Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
    • Ivy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Kingswood Common
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Paradise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Rolling Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Thistle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Timber Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
    • Violetville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Willow Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brigadoon to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brigadoon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Brigadoon 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>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 Brigadoon 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 Brigadoon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2982, Longitude: -76.7336       In this case, the coordinates for Brigadoon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.684 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.267 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.43 degrees.