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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 Three Brothers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Brothers 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 Three Brothers:
- 38.572898, -76.796079
- 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 Three Brothers
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Three Brothers is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary'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 Three Brothers
Communities Also Named Three Brothers ...
We found one communities that are also named Three Brothers.
Within Maryland, the name Three Brothers is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Three Brothers in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Three Brothers is located in Baxter County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west of the Three Brothers that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Three Brothers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Brothers ...
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.
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hickory Thicket
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Independence Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Karen Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Loves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Malcolm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Masons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Three Brothers 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 Three Brothers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Brothers and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Three Brothers to La Plata, with an average speed<3> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Brothers) 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 Three Brothers 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 Three Brothers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5729, Longitude: -76.7961 In this case, the coordinates for Three Brothers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees. |
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