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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 Brownstown Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownstown 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 Brownstown Estates:
- 39.140663, -77.285539
- 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 Brownstown 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Brownstown Estates is near Loudoun County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Brownstown Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownstown 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.
- Ancient Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Clopper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Dawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Diamond Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Kingsview Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
- Liberty Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Longdraft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Mitchells Range
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Orchard Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pioneer Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
- Pleasant Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Potomac Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Willow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Brownstown Estates 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 Brownstown Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brownstown Estates and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Brownstown Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Brownstown Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brownstown 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 Brownstown Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1407, Longitude: -77.2855 In this case, the coordinates for Brownstown Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.021 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.725 degrees. |
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