Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fair Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Brook and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fair Brook

• 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 Fair Brook:
  • 39.312050, -76.769140
  • 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 Fair Brook

• 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 Fair Brook is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Fair Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Brook ...

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.

• Asylum ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Chapelview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
• Chestnut Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Daniels ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Former names for Daniels:
  • Alberton
  • Elsyville
• Dickeyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
• Featherbed
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Featherbed is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherbed
• Frederick Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Grays Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Harristown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Heraldry Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heraldry Square is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heraldry Square
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Howard Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Ivy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Kingswood Common
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingswood Common is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Common
  • Kraft Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
  • Liberty Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Manor is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Manor
  • Merrymount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Merrymount is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rolling Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rolling Heights is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Heights
  • Rolling Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
  • Rolling Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Timber Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
  • Toll House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Willow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fair Brook and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Brook to Towson, with an average speed<2> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'