Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellington Beach:
  • 38.366236, -77.195534
  • 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 Wellington Beach

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Wellington Beach is near King George County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Wellington Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Beach ...

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.

• Allnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allnut is located in King George County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
• Cherryfield ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherryfield is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
• Chestnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in King George County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• King George
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • King George is located in King George County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King George
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King George <1>
• Liverpool Wharf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liverpool Wharf is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Wharf
• Lyons Den
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
• Marshope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshope is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Poplar Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
• Potomac Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
• Thorny Point Farm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm

How Far From Wellington Beach 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 Wellington Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wellington Beach to La Plata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'