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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 Middlebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middlebrook 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 Middlebrook:
- 39.177329, -77.238594
- 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 Middlebrook
- 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 Middlebrook is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Middlebrook
Communities Also Named Middlebrook ...
We found six communities that are also named Middlebrook.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Middlebrook.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Frederick County
- This Middlebrook is located in Frederick County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Middlebrook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Middlebrook is located in Randolph County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Middlebrook.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Middlebrook is located in Forsyth County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Middlebrook.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Middlebrook is located in Harris County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Middlebrook.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Middlebrook is located in Augusta County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Middlebrook.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Middlebrook is located in Randolph County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Middlebrook that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Middlebrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middlebrook ...
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.
- Brink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brink is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Charlene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charlene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlene
- Clopper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Diamond Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Flower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Freedom Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
- Kings Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
- Kingsview Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
- Liberty Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Longdraft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Nathans Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
- Observatory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
- Orchard Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pleasant Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Stewart Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Whetstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Wildcat Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
How Far From Middlebrook 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 Middlebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middlebrook and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Middlebrook 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middlebrook) 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 Middlebrook 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 Middlebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1773, Longitude: -77.2386 In this case, the coordinates for Middlebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.991 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.691 degrees. |
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