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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 Brookmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookmont 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 Brookmont:
- 38.942055, -77.120257
- 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 Brookmont
- 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 Brookmont 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 Brookmont
Communities Also Named Brookmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Brookmont.
Within Maryland, the name Brookmont is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Brookmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Brookmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookmont that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brookmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookmont ...
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin John Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Chevy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
- Chevy Chase Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Friendship Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Halls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lyon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Mohican Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosedale Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Tulip Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
How Far From Brookmont 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 Brookmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookmont and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brookmont to Rockville, with an average speed<3> 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 33 miles [53.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brookmont 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 Brookmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9421, Longitude: -77.1203 In this case, the coordinates for Brookmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.732 degrees. |
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