Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smith 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 Smith Beach:
  • 37.362636, -75.990211
  • 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 Smith 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Smith Beach is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Smith Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.

• Beverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cherrystone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
• Harbour Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
• James Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • James Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
• Little Salisbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Salisbury is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Salisbury
• Martins Siding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
• Pat Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
• Reedtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reedtown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
• Shadyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
• Solitude Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Solitude Trails is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Trails
• Stumptown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stumptown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smith Beach and extending to:

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Smith Beach to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'