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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 Willowbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook:
- 39.118998, -76.542741
- 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 Willowbrook
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Willowbrook is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Willowbrook
Communities Also Named Willowbrook ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Willowbrook.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Willowbrook.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Willowbrook [Montgomery County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Willowbrook is located in Autauga County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Willowbrook.
- Madison County
- This Willowbrook is located in Madison County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the west southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willowbrook.
- British Columbia
- 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 British Columbia community of Willowbrook.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<2> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Willowbrook.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Willowbrook is located in DuPage County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Willowbrook.
- Kendall 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 Illinois community of Willowbrook [Kendall County].
- Will County
- This Willowbrook is located in Will County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Willowbrook.
- Kansas
- Reno County
- This Willowbrook is located in Reno County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<2> to the west of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Willowbrook.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Willowbrook is located in Richmond County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Willowbrook.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willowbrook [Coshocton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Willowbrook [Delaware County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Willowbrook lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Willowbrook.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Willowbrook is located in Weber County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Willowbrook.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Willowbrook is located in Louisa County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Willowbrook.
- Suffolk City
- This Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south of the Willowbrook that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Willowbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowbrook ...
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.
- Beauty Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beauty Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Beach
- Captains Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
- Clearview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Cool Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
- Cottage Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
- Elizabeths Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Green Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Hillside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jacobsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Long Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Maceys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
- Marley Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Pack Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Riding Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Rock Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
- Rock Hill Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
- Rockhill Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
- Rockview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
- Royal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
- Sanders Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Sandy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Silver Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Sands is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands
- Smugglers Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stoney View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Timber Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Glade is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Glade
- View Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- View Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point
How Far From Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowbrook and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willowbrook to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Willowbrook 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 from Point A (ie- Willowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1190, Longitude: -76.5427 In this case, the coordinates for Willowbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.125 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.42 degrees. |
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