Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brookfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookfield
- 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 Brookfield:
- 39.157886, -76.641356
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brookfield
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Brookfield is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brookfield ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Brookfield.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Brookfield.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 33 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Brookfield is located in Baltimore County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Brookfield.
- Baltimore County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Brookfield [Baca County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Brookfield is located in Fairfield County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Brookfield.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Brookfield is located in Kent County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Brookfield.
- Georgia
- Tift County
- This Brookfield is located in Tift County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Brookfield.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Brookfield is located in Cook County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brookfield.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Brookfield is located in Shelby County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Brookfield.
- Manitoba
- This Brookfield lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Brookfield is located in Worcester County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Brookfield.
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Brookfield is located in Eaton County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Brookfield.
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brookfield [Manistee County].
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Brookfield is located in Linn County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Brookfield.
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Platte County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Brookfield.
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Brookfield is located in Carroll County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brookfield.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Brookfield is located in Camden County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Brookfield.
- New York
- Madison County
- This Brookfield is located in Madison County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brookfield.
- Oneida County
- This Brookfield is located in Oneida County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Brookfield.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brookfield lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Brookfield is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Brookfield.
- New Hanover County
- This Brookfield is located in New Hanover County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Brookfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brookfield lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brookfield.
- Trumbull County
- This Brookfield is located in Trumbull County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Brookfield.
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Brookfield.
- Ontario
- This Brookfield lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brookfield [Allegheny County].
- Chester County
- This Brookfield is located in Chester County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Brookfield.
- Tioga County
- This Brookfield is located in Tioga County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Brookfield.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Brookfield lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Brookfield [Providence County].
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Brookfield is located in Hamilton County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brookfield.
- Shelby County
- This Brookfield is located in Shelby County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the west southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Brookfield.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Brookfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookfield.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Brookfield is located in Orange County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Brookfield.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Brookfield is located in Fairfax County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Brookfield.
- Stafford County
- This Brookfield is located in Stafford County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Brookfield.
- Washington
- Wahkiakum County
- This Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Brookfield.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This Brookfield is located in Waukesha County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookfield that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Brookfield.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookfield ...
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.
- Derby Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Farms
- Derby Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <5>
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Furnace Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Branch
- Furnace Branch is located in Anne Arundel County
- Gatewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Glen Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Gardens
- Glen Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Glen Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
- Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Greentree
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Harpers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
- Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Heritage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hill
- Heritage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Homeland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Homeland Park is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Marley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Marley Park Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley Park Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Park Beach
- Marley Park Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rippling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rippling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippling Ridge
- Rippling Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Towering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Oaks
- Towering Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Twin Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Twin Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Ridge
- Twin Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Village Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
- Woodlawn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Woodside Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Square
- Woodside Square is located in Anne Arundel County
- Marley
How Far From Brookfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brookfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookfield and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brookfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1579, Longitude: -76.6414 In this case, the coordinates for Brookfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brookfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Brookfield 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brookfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.194 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.446 degrees. |