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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 Brooklandwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brooklandwood Estates 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 Brooklandwood Estates:
- 39.423162, -76.673305
- 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 Brooklandwood 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Brooklandwood Estates is near Baltimore City and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Brooklandwood Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooklandwood 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.
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Falls Gable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Fallswood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Greengate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Greenspring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Havenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hickory Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
- Hillside Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
- Hunt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Huntspring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Jones Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Meadowland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Ridervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Riderwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Seminary Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Summit Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Twinridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
How Far From Brooklandwood 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 Brooklandwood 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 Brooklandwood Estates and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Brooklandwood Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooklandwood 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 Brooklandwood 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 Brooklandwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4232, Longitude: -76.6733 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklandwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.236 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.355 degrees. |
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