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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 Colebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colebrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Colebrook:
    • 39.412601, -77.545543
    • 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 Colebrook
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Colebrook is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Colebrook

Communities Also Named Colebrook ...

We found eight communities that are also named Colebrook.

Within Maryland, the name Colebrook is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Colebrook lies 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Colebrook is located in Litchfield County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Colebrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire 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 Massachusetts community of Colebrook [Berkshire County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Colebrook is located in Coos County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Colebrook.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Colebrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Colebrook lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Colebrook is located in Lebanon County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colebrook that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Colebrook.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara 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 Colebrook [Waushara County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colebrook ...

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.

  • Copperfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Corner House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Hilltop Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Homers Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
  • Irongate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Lewis Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
  • Roberts Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
  • Round Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Skyline Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Spoolsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Valley Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
    • Winterborn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Wye Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Colebrook 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 Colebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colebrook and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Colebrook to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two 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 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Colebrook) 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 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 Colebrook 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 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 Colebrook 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 Colebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4126, Longitude: -77.5455       In this case, the coordinates for Colebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.159 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.824 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.732 degrees.