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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 Belmont Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmont 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 Belmont Landing:
- 38.605673, -76.022439
- 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 Belmont 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Belmont Landing is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Belmont Landing
Communities Also Named Belmont Landing ...
We found two communities that are also named Belmont Landing.
Within Maryland, the name Belmont Landing is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Belmont Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belmont Landing that is located in Talbot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Belmont Landing.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- This Belmont Landing is located in Mississippi County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west of the Belmont Landing that is located in Talbot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Belmont Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmont 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.
- Barber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barber is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bonnie Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonnie Brook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Bruceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Cardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cardtown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
- Cedar Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Woods is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Ferry Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ferry Point is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
- Hicksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksburg
- Jacktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lovers Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovers Lane is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovers Lane
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Secretary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Treeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Treeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeland
- Windyhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windyhill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyhill
How Far From Belmont Landing 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 Belmont Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belmont Landing and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belmont Landing to Easton, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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- Belmont 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 Belmont 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 Belmont Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6057, Longitude: -76.0224 In this case, the coordinates for Belmont Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.315 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.406 degrees. |
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