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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 Springbrook Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springbrook Forest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Springbrook Forest:
    • 39.052609, -77.017755
    • 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 Springbrook Forest
  • 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 Springbrook Forest is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Springbrook Forest

Communities Also Named Springbrook Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Springbrook Forest.

Within Maryland, the name Springbrook Forest is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Springbrook Forest in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Springbrook Forest [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springbrook Forest ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Burnt Mills Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Cresthaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
  • Fairknoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
  • Fairway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Forest Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Glen Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Glenallen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Glenview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenview is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Hillandale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
    • Indian Spring Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Lutes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lutes is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
    • Quaint Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
    • Rocky Brook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
    • Springbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Springwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Springbrook Forest to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Springbrook Forest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springbrook Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Springbrook Forest 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 Springbrook Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0526, Longitude: -77.0178       In this case, the coordinates for Springbrook Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.868 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.439 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.646 degrees.