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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brookwood
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brookwood ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Brookwood.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Brookwood.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- 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
- 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
- Utah
- 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
- Alabama
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bare Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
- Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Bonnie Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
- Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Falls Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Gable have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
- Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
- Fallswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fields of Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Stevenson
- Fields of Stevenson is located in Baltimore County
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
- Greene Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Tree
- Greene Tree is located in Baltimore County
- Greengate
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Greenspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenspring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
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- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Grey Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Halcyon Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
- Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
- Huntspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntspring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
- Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Leisure Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Hill
- Leisure Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Martins Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
- Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Mays Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Meadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pikesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikesville
- Pikesville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikesville <4>
- Ridervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rockland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
- Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Seminary Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Seminary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
- Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Summit Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Summit Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
- Twinridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Valley Stream
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Valley Stream is located in Baltimore County
- Greenwood
How Far From Brookwood 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.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- Brookwood) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.646 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.367 degrees. |