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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 Becks Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Becks Landing 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 Becks Landing:
- 39.165110, -76.142449
- 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 Becks Landing
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Becks Landing is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Becks Landing
Communities Also Named Becks Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Becks Landing.
Within Maryland, the name Becks Landing is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Becks Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Becks Landing is located in New Castle County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Becks Landing that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Becks Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Becks Landing ...
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.
- Chestertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Conquest Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
- Delta Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delta Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
- Goose Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heather Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heron Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Indian Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Lees Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mile Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Orchard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Quaker Neck Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- River Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- River Edge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Shipyard Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Becks Landing 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 Becks Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Becks Landing and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Becks Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Becks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Becks Landing 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 Becks Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1651, Longitude: -76.1424 In this case, the coordinates for Becks Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.345 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.233 degrees. |
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