Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belhaven Beach:
  • 39.127610, -76.477739
  • 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 Belhaven Beach

• 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 Belhaven Beach is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Belhaven Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belhaven Beach ...

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.

• Chase Wood Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
• Cottage Grove Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
• Creek View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Eagle Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
• Fairhaven Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
• Green Gables
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Herons Watch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
• Hickory Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
• Hunters Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
• Jacobsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
• Lake Shore
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Long Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Paradise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Pine Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Poplar Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Riding Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
  • Rock Creek Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Creek Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Landing
  • Rock Creek Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
  • Rock Hill Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Beach
  • Rockhill Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockhill Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Beach
  • Rockview Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
  • Rockwood Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
  • Sanders Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
  • Surfside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
  • Tree Tops
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops

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

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Belhaven Beach to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'