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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 Beallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beallsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beallsville:
    • 39.178994, -77.412764
    • 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 Beallsville
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Beallsville is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Beallsville

Communities Also Named Beallsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Beallsville.

Within Maryland, the name Beallsville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Beallsville is located in Monroe County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beallsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Beallsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Beallsville is located in Washington County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beallsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beallsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beallsville ...

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.

  • Big Woods Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
  • Dawsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Elizabeths Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmer is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Furnace Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jonesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Lees Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Martinsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Natural Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
  • Stronghold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
  • Sugarland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sugarland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beallsville and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beallsville to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 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 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beallsville) 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 Beallsville 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 Beallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1790, Longitude: -77.4128       In this case, the coordinates for Beallsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.094 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.715 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.765 degrees.