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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 Brookland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookland 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 Brookland:
- 38.991221, -76.819971
- 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 Brookland
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Brookland is near Anne Arundel County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Brookland
Communities Also Named Brookland ...
We found eight communities that are also named Brookland.
Within Maryland, the name Brookland is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brookland [Coffee County].
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Brookland is located in Craighead County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<2> to the west of the Brookland that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Brookland.
- Georgia
- Evans County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brookland [Evans County].
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brookland [Tattnall County].
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Brookland [Sargent County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Brookland lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brookland that is located in Prince George's County.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Brookland.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Brookland is located in Potter County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Brookland that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Brookland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookland ...
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.
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Brightseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Daniels Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Dodge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Ducat Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heather Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kent Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Lake Arbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Orchard View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Radiant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Rolling View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Rosedale Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Royale Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Royale Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royale Gardens
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Vista Raceway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Brookland 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 Brookland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookland and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookland to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Brookland 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brookland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brookland 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 Brookland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9912, Longitude: -76.8200 In this case, the coordinates for Brookland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.587 degrees. |
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