Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Uly Brooks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uly Brooks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Uly Brooks

• 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 Uly Brooks:
  • 38.422100, -77.324000
  • 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 Uly Brooks

• 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
  • Since Uly Brooks is near Charles County and also King George 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 King George 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 Uly Brooks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uly Brooks ...

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.

• Aqua Villa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
• Bells Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Bowers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bowers is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Coal Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Cobblestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Cooks Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Ferry is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
• Crows Nest Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
• Fritters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
• Greenridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Liverpool Wharf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liverpool Wharf is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Wharf
• Lyons Den
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Poplar Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Potomac Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Raspberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Rivendell
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rivendell is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
  • Sams Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
  • Stone River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Summerwind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
  • Summerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Sunshine Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
  • Sunshine View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
  • Thorny Point Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
  • Twin Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Vintage Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
  • Widewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Widewater is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
  • Widewater Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach

How Far From Uly Brooks 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 Uly Brooks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Uly Brooks and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Uly Brooks to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 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 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 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'