Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glen 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 Glen Brook:
  • 39.276495, -76.848586
  • 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 Glen 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Glen Brook is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Glen Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.

• Chapelview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
• Chestnut Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Farms
• Fox Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gray Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
• Gray Rock Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Howard Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
• Ivy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pine Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Sky View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sky View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
  • Thornbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Thornbrook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
  • Toll House
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Wheatfield Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way

How Far From Glen Brook 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 Glen 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 Glen Brook and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Brook to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'