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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 Chesapeake Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesapeake Beach 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 Chesapeake Beach:
- 37.840963, -76.250221
- 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 Chesapeake 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Chesapeake Beach is near Lancaster County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Chesapeake Beach
Communities Also Named Chesapeake Beach ...
We found two communities that are also named Chesapeake Beach.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Chesapeake Beach.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Chesapeake Beach in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Virginia Beach City
- This Chesapeake Beach is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south of the Chesapeake Beach that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Chesapeake Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chesapeake Beach that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Chesapeake Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesapeake 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.
- Blackberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Folly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folly is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly
- Reedville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sunnybank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Sunnybank Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank Ferry is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank Ferry
- Surprise Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise Hill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Hill
How Far From Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesapeake Beach and extending to:
- Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chesapeake Beach to Heathsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chesapeake Beach) 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 Chesapeake Beach 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 Chesapeake Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8410, Longitude: -76.2502 In this case, the coordinates for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.796 degrees. |
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