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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 Belvoir Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belvoir Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Belvoir Manor:
    • 39.023444, -76.582464
    • 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 Belvoir Manor
  • 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 Belvoir Manor is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Belvoir Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvoir Manor ...

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.

  • Cranberry Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
  • Crownsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Downs on the Severn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evans Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Harbor Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harbor Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Herald Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
  • Honeysuckle Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
  • Little John
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
  • Maid Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
  • Ravenshead
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ravenshead is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenshead
  • Robin Hood Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Robin Hood Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Hill
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rolling Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Spring Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Fields is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fields
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Twin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Valentine Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valentine Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Creek

How Far From Belvoir Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belvoir Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Belvoir Manor and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Belvoir Manor to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belvoir Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Belvoir Manor 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 Belvoir Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0234, Longitude: -76.5825       In this case, the coordinates for Belvoir Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.613 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.145 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.474 degrees.