Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belleair Estates:
  • 38.746781, -76.968308
  • 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 Belleair Estates

• 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Since Belleair Estates is near Fairfax County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria 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 Belleair Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belleair Estates ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Chapel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Friendly
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
• Friendly Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
• Friendly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
• Harmony Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
• Kerby Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Squires Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
• Thrift
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Thrift is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift

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

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

• Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belleair Estates to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• 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 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'