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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 Brookwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookwood 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 Brookwood:
- 39.403717, -76.682749
- 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 Brookwood
- 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 Brookwood 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 Brookwood
Communities Also Named Brookwood ...
We found 42 communities that are also named Brookwood.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Brookwood.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 41 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Brookwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brookwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Brookwood is located in Dallas County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Brookwood.
- Limestone County
- This Brookwood is located in Limestone County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Brookwood.
- Mobile County
- This Brookwood is located in Mobile County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Brookwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brookwood.
- Colorado
- El Paso 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 Colorado community of Brookwood [El Paso County].
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Brookwood is located in Bibb County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Brookwood.
- Cobb County
- This Brookwood is located in Cobb County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Brookwood.
- DeKalb 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 Georgia community of Brookwood [DeKalb County].
- Dougherty County
- This Brookwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brookwood.
- Fayette County
- This Brookwood is located in Fayette County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brookwood.
- Floyd County
- This Brookwood is located in Floyd County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Brookwood.
- Forsyth County
- This Brookwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Brookwood.
- Fulton County
- This Brookwood is located in Fulton County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brookwood.
- Hall County
- This Brookwood is located in Hall County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Brookwood.
- Laurens 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 Brookwood [Laurens County].
- Paulding County
- This Brookwood is located in Paulding County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Brookwood.
- Troup County
- This Brookwood is located in Troup County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Brookwood.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Brookwood [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Kosciusko 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 Indiana community of Brookwood [Kosciusko County].
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Brookwood [Lake County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Brookwood [Caddo Parish].
- Michigan
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Brookwood [Muskegon County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Brookwood is located in Hinds County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Brookwood.
- New Jersey
- Ocean 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 Brookwood [Ocean County].
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Brookwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Brookwood.
- Lee County
- This Brookwood is located in Lee County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the south southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brookwood.
- Wilkes County
- This Brookwood is located in Wilkes County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Brookwood.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Brookwood is located in Butler County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brookwood.
- Hamilton County
- This Brookwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the west of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brookwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Brookwood is located in Bucks County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Brookwood.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Brookwood is located in Lexington County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Brookwood.
- Oconee County
- This Brookwood is located in Oconee County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Brookwood.
- Pickens County
- This Brookwood is located in Pickens County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Brookwood.
- York County
- This Brookwood is located in York County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Brookwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Brookwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brookwood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Brookwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Brookwood.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Brookwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Brookwood.
- Augusta County
- This Brookwood is located in Augusta County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Brookwood.
- Roanoke County
- This Brookwood is located in Roanoke County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southwest of the Brookwood that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Brookwood.
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 Virginia community of Brookwood [Virginia Beach City].
- Wisconsin
- Dane 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 Brookwood [Dane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookwood ...
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.
- Bare Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bonnie Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Fallswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
- Fields of Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Greengate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greengate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
- Greenspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grey Rock is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
- Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Huntspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Leisure Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Martins Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Mays Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickwick is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 east)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland Run
(Less than 2 miles 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 northwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Seminary Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Summit Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Twinridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Stream
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Brookwood 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 Brookwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookwood and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Brookwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 39 miles [62.8 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brookwood) 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 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 Brookwood 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 Brookwood 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 Brookwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4037, Longitude: -76.6827 In this case, the coordinates for Brookwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.367 degrees. |
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