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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 Windbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windbrook 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 Windbrook:
- 38.717338, -76.945251
- 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 Windbrook
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Windbrook is near Charles County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Windbrook
Communities Also Named Windbrook ...
We found one communities that are also named Windbrook.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Windbrook.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- This Windbrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Windbrook that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Windbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windbrook ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harmony Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sharperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Squires Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Thrift
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Windbrook 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 Windbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windbrook and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windbrook to Upper Marlboro, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windbrook) 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 Windbrook 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 Windbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7173, Longitude: -76.9453 In this case, the coordinates for Windbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.847 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.745 degrees. |
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