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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 Belle Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven:
- 38.412618, -75.687151
- 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 Belle Haven
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Belle Haven is near Sussex County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Belle Haven
Communities Also Named Belle Haven ...
We found nine communities that are also named Belle Haven.
Within Maryland, the name Belle Haven is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Belle Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belle Haven.
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Belle Haven is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,504 miles [4,029.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Belle Haven.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Belle Haven.
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Belle Haven [Pinellas County].
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Belle Haven.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Belle Haven is located in Accomack County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Belle Haven.
- Fairfax County
- This Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Belle Haven.
- Roanoke County
- This Belle Haven is located in Roanoke County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the west southwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Belle Haven.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Belle Haven [Virginia Beach City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Haven ...
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.
- Catchpenny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catchpenny is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchpenny
- Cedarcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Crooked Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Elliots Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
- Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebron Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
- Hickory Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Holland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Jenkins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Packing House Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
- Patricks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
- Rockawalking Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sunset Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belle Haven and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Haven to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Belle Haven could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4126, Longitude: -75.6872 In this case, the coordinates for Belle Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.345 degrees. |
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