Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kingsbrook:
  • 39.379824, -77.428597
  • 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 Kingsbrook

• 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 Kingsbrook is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Kingsbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsbrook ...

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.

• Clear View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Country Side
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Country Side is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
• Evergreen Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
• Field Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
• Frederick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Frederick Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
• Golf View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golf View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Grove Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Hope Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
• Kings Kingdom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
• Lime Kiln
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Michaels Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
  • Monarch Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Mountain Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Reels Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
  • Roberts Retreat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
  • Robin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
  • Rosedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Taskers Chance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Tulip Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
  • Windy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
  • Woodlawn Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
  • Wye Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingsbrook and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsbrook 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'