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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 Sunnybrook Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnybrook Farms 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 Sunnybrook Farms:
    • 39.430660, -76.824698
    • 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 Sunnybrook Farms
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Sunnybrook Farms is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Sunnybrook Farms

Communities Also Named Sunnybrook Farms ...

We found three communities that are also named Sunnybrook Farms.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Sunnybrook Farms.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Sunnybrook Farms is located in Frederick County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunnybrook Farms that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunnybrook Farms.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunnybrook Farms that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sunnybrook Farms.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunnybrook Farms that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Sunnybrook Farms.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnybrook Farms ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
  • Folly Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Folly Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Farms
  • Foxridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Green Hill Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
  • Green Spring Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Ivy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lyonswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyonswood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Reservoir Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reservoir Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Ridge
    • Timber Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tollgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Tree Top Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
    • Twelve Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twelve Trees is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Trees
    • Velvet Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
    • Woodleaf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sunnybrook Farms to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunnybrook Farms) 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 Sunnybrook Farms 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 Sunnybrook Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4307, Longitude: -76.8247       In this case, the coordinates for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.728 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.338 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.416 degrees.