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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 North Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Brentwood 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 North Brentwood:
- 38.944834, -76.950912
- 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 North Brentwood
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since North Brentwood is near Montgomery County and also Arlington 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 Arlington 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 North Brentwood
Communities Also Named North Brentwood ...
We found one communities that are also named North Brentwood.
Within Maryland, the name North Brentwood is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named North Brentwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This North Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Brentwood that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of North Brentwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Brentwood ...
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.
- Chapel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cottage City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Ducat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kent Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
- Michigan Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
- Queenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Radiant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Tuxedo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
- Tuxedo Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- White House Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From North Brentwood 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 town such as North Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Brentwood and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Brentwood to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southwest (SW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Brentwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 North Brentwood 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 North Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9448, Longitude: -76.9509 In this case, the coordinates for North Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.836 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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