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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 Bell Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Forest 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 Bell Forest:
- 39.118999, -76.499406
- 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 Bell Forest
- 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 Bell Forest 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 Bell Forest
Communities Also Named Bell Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Bell Forest.
Within Maryland, the name Bell Forest is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bell Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Bell Forest is located in Prince William County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bell Forest that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Bell Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Forest ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
- Clearview Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Cottage Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- 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 southeast)
- Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Elizabeths Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeths Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Landing
- Fairhaven Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Green Gables
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Herons Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Hillside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- 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
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jacobsville
(Less than 2 miles 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 southeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Paradise Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Poplar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Riding Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Rock Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 north)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Royal Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
- Sanders Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Stoney View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney View
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Surfside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Tree Tops
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Bell Forest 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 Bell Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Forest and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bell Forest 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 9 miles [14.5 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 32 miles [51.5 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 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' (or 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- Bell Forest) 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 Bell Forest 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 Bell Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1190, Longitude: -76.4994 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.558 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.402 degrees. |
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