Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bel Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bel Air and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bel Air
- 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 Bel Air:
- 38.335683, -77.434150
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bel Air
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Bel Air is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bel Air ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Bel Air.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Bel Air.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Bel Air is located in Houston County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Bel Air.
- Jefferson County
- This Bel Air is located in Jefferson County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the west southwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bel Air.
- Mobile 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 Alabama community of Bel Air [Mobile County].
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Bel Air is located in Glynn County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Bel Air.
- McIntosh County
- This Bel Air is located in McIntosh County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the south southwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Bel Air.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Bel Air is located in Allegany County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bel Air.
- Harford County
- This Bel Air is located in Harford County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bel Air.
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Bel Air is located in Nash County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Bel Air.
- Scotland County
- This Bel Air is located in Scotland County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southwest of the Bel Air that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Bel Air.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bel Air ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cranes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Cranewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Deacon Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Fall Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Ferry Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Ferry Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Fredericksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
- Hazel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Heritage Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
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- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- High School Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Hollyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Little Falls Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Locust Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Misty Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Ridge Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Stones Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
How Far From Bel Air 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 Bel Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bel Air and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bel Air to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bel Air. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bel Air) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bel Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3357, Longitude: -77.4342 In this case, the coordinates for Bel Air have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bel Air 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bel Air to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.656 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.093 degrees. |