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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 Belle Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven:
    • 37.553951, -75.820667
    • 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 Belle Haven
  • 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Since Belle Haven is near Northampton County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Belle Haven

Communities Also Named Belle Haven ...

We found nine communities that are also named Belle Haven.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Belle Haven.

Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Belle Haven.
    • Roanoke County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Roanoke County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Belle Haven.
    • Virginia Beach City
      • 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 Virginia community of Belle Haven [Virginia Beach City].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belle Haven.
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Belle Haven is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Belle Haven.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Belle Haven.
    • Florida
      • Pinellas 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 Florida community of Belle Haven [Pinellas County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Wicomico County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Belle Haven.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belle Haven that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Belle Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Haven ...

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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boston is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Cats Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Coal Kiln Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
  • Hare Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
  • Mappsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
  • Middlesex
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Middlesex is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Painter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Savage Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
  • Shields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shields is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

How Far From Belle Haven 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 town such as Belle Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belle Haven and extending to:

  • Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Haven to Accomac, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Belle Haven 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Belle Haven 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 Belle Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5540, Longitude: -75.8207    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.268 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.735 degrees.