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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 Smithbrooke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithbrooke 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 Smithbrooke:
- 38.689007, -76.605238
- 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 Smithbrooke
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Smithbrooke is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Smithbrooke
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithbrooke ...
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.
- Annie Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annie Hall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annie Hall
- Barefoot Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barefoot Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Park
- Camelback
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelback is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lord Calvert Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lord Calvert Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Calvert Hills
- Marion Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marion Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Meadow Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
- Mount Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
- Paris Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paris Pines is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Pines
- Paris Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Persimmon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Persimmon Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Hills
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sycamore Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tuckers Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Smithbrooke 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 Smithbrooke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smithbrooke and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Smithbrooke to Prince Frederick, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Smithbrooke) 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 Smithbrooke 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 Smithbrooke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6890, Longitude: -76.6052 In this case, the coordinates for Smithbrooke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.649 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.614 degrees. |
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