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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 Brink Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brink Meadow 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 Brink Meadow:
- 39.213162, -77.243595
- 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 Brink Meadow
- 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 Brink Meadow is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- 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 Brink Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brink Meadow ...
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.
- Brink
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brink is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Charlene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
- Fountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Fox Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Freedom Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Greenhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Kings Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Liberty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Miles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Stewart Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Sweepstakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
- Wildcat Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
- Wilderness Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk
How Far From Brink Meadow 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 Brink Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brink Meadow and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brink Meadow to Rockville, with an average speed<2> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Brink Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brink Meadow 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 Brink Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2132, Longitude: -77.2436 In this case, the coordinates for Brink Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.992 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.604 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.68 degrees. |
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