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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 Brentwood Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood Terrace 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 Brentwood Terrace:
- 39.179826, -78.121944
- 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 Brentwood Terrace
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Brentwood Terrace is near Clarke County and also Winchester City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester 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 Brentwood Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood Terrace ...
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.
- Bufflick Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
- Burnt Factory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Jordan Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Leetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Rock Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Rolling Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stonewall Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Brentwood Terrace 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 Brentwood Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brentwood Terrace and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brentwood Terrace to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood Terrace) 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 Brentwood Terrace 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 Brentwood Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1798, Longitude: -78.1219 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.516 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.195 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.067 degrees. |
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