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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 Beacon View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon View 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 Beacon View:
- 39.040389, -76.428571
- 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 Beacon View
- 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 Beacon View is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Beacon View
Communities Also Named Beacon View ...
We found one communities that are also named Beacon View.
Within Maryland, the name Beacon View is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Beacon View in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Sarpy County
- This Beacon View is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beacon View that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Beacon View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon View ...
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.
- Admirals Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Admirals Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
- Captains Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Cedarwood Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Great Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Greenholly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenholly is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenholly
- Hidden Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
- Hidden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Landhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Long Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Martins Cove Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Podickery Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Podickery Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podickery Point
- Providence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Round View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
- Skidmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skidmore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tree Tops
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
- Woods Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woods Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
How Far From Beacon View 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 Beacon View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beacon View and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Beacon View to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon View) 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 Beacon View 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 Beacon View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0404, Longitude: -76.4286 In this case, the coordinates for Beacon View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.522 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.043 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.403 degrees. |
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