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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 Brookdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookdale 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 Brookdale:
- 38.959277, -77.091645
- 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 Brookdale
- 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 Brookdale is near Arlington County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Brookdale
Communities Also Named Brookdale ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Brookdale.
Within Maryland, the name Brookdale is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Brookdale is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Brookdale.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Brookdale is located in Cook County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brookdale.
- Iowa
- Plymouth County
- This Brookdale is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Brookdale.
- Kansas
- Rush 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 Kansas community of Brookdale [Rush County].
- Manitoba
- This Brookdale lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Brookdale [Saint Louis County].
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 Brookdale [Camden County].
- Essex County
- This Brookdale is located in Essex County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Brookdale.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Brookdale is located in Monroe County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brookdale.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the north northeast of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Brookdale.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Brookdale is located in Henderson County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Brookdale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brookdale lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Brookdale is located in Lawrence County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brookdale.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Brookdale [Cambria County].
- Susquehanna County
- This Brookdale is located in Susquehanna County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Brookdale.
- Quebec
- This Brookdale lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brookdale.
- Spartanburg County
- This Brookdale is located in Spartanburg County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Brookdale.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Brookdale is located in Pierce County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookdale that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Brookdale.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Brookdale [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookdale ...
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.
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chevy Chase Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Lake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Lake
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
- Chevy Chase Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Mohican Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Rock Creek Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Creek Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosedale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Tulip Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
How Far From Brookdale 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 Brookdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookdale and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brookdale to Rockville, with an average speed<4> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southeast (SE).
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Brookdale) 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 Brookdale 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brookdale 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 Brookdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9593, Longitude: -77.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Brookdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.713 degrees. |
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