Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belltown Woods:
  • 39.611223, -75.722988
  • 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 Belltown Woods

• 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Since Belltown Woods is near Cecil County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Belltown Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belltown Woods ...

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.

• Cedar Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Glasgow
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Glasgow Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
• Glasgow Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
• Hickory Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Iron Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Melody Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
• Porter Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
• Stones Throw
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw

How Far From Belltown Woods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belltown Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belltown Woods to Wilmington, 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.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'