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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 Stonebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonebrook 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 Stonebrook:
    • 39.169552, -76.856363
    • 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 Stonebrook
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Stonebrook is near Prince George's County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Stonebrook

Communities Also Named Stonebrook ...

We found five communities that are also named Stonebrook.

Within Maryland, the name Stonebrook is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Stonebrook is located in Cook County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonebrook that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Stonebrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Stonebrook lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north of the Stonebrook that is located in Howard County.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Stonebrook is located in Knox County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonebrook that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Stonebrook.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the west southwest of the Stonebrook that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Stonebrook.
      • Williamson County
      • This Stonebrook is located in Williamson County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the west southwest of the Stonebrook that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Stonebrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonebrook ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Chase Eden
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
  • Dasher Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
  • Elkhorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Flamewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Flamewood is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Howard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mission Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mission Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
  • Pleasant Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • River Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • River Island is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
    • Robinsons Promise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
    • Savage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodvalley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonebrook and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Stonebrook 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Stonebrook) 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 Stonebrook 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 Stonebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1696, Longitude: -76.8564       In this case, the coordinates for Stonebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.339 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.532 degrees.