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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 Briggs - Chaney Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briggs - Chaney Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Briggs - Chaney Estates
  • 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates:
    • 39.102500, -76.985900
    • 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates
  • 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggs - Chaney Estates ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Burnt Mills Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
  • Castlegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Fairknoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
  • Foxhall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Gayfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
  • Glenallen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Good Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Green Castle Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
  • Gum Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Hermitage Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holly House
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly House is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
    • Homecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
    • Knightsbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lime Kiln Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
    • Lutes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lutes is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
    • Manor Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
    • Maydale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
    • Quail Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
    • Quaint Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
    • Rocky Brook Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
    • Saddle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Sandy Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

How Far From Briggs - Chaney Estates 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Briggs - Chaney Estates to Rockville, 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 27 miles [43.5 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briggs - Chaney Estates) 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates 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 Briggs - Chaney Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1025, Longitude: -76.9859       In this case, the coordinates for Briggs - Chaney Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.846 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.421 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.613 degrees.