Belair Stable Museum
Belair Stable Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Somerset Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland. The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie. This U-shaped sandstone equine stable was built in 1907 for James T. Woodward, then owner of the Belair Mansion. The elaborate stable building reflects Belair's long and distinguished association with thoroughbred horse racing and breeding. The stable sits on 2 acres (8,100 m2) located about 1000 feet northeast of the Belair Mansion. Once part of the large estate, the stable building is now surrounded by residential development. The building itself is a U-shaped structure with a 1+1⁄2-story main block and single-story flanking wings, forming an open exercise yard to the center.
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What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 17.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 16 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Viewing Area · 18 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Somerset Park: 0.4 mi
- Heather Hills Park: 1.3 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 1.4 mi
- Enfield Chase Park: 1.8 mi
- High Bridge Park: 2.0 mi
- Whitemarsh Park: 1.2 mi
- City of Bowie Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Pride Finance Natural Resource Management Area: 2.7 mi
- MeyerStation: 3.1 mi
- Two Rivers Open Space: 3.6 mi
- National Capital Radio & Television Museum: 2.8 mi
- Marietta House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Old Town Bowie Welcome Center: 3.4 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Odenton Heritage Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- Lake Deborah: 4.0 mi
- Lake View: 4.0 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 7.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Belvoir Manor: 9.3 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 5.2 mi
- Childs Residence: 8.0 mi
- Elephant Ride: 8.8 mi
- Dragon's Den: 8.8 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 6.1 mi
- Radichevich Garden: 10.1 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 10.3 mi
- East Capitol Urban Farm: 10.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.7 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 7.5 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 9.7 mi
- Snail: 10.1 mi
- Snail: 10.2 mi
- Snail: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 6.2 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hickey Hill: 12.1 mi
- Barnard Hill: 12.3 mi
- Hoover Hill: 12.3 mi
- Mount Misery: 12.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.0 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 11.7 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 12.9 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 13.0 mi
- Selby Beach: 13.1 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 15.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 17.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 22.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 24.7 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 17.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belair Stable Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 353° | 169 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 259° | 144 m | 24.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 259° | 140 m | 22.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 256° | 137 m | 24.8 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 254° | 125 m | 22.6 mi |
| Point Reno | W 267° | 123 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spy Hill | WSW 253° | 114 m | 22.2 mi |
| Munson Hill | WSW 251° | 112 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenn Dale Bell STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bowie · 0 mi
- New Carrollton · 7 mi
- Greenbelt · 8 mi
- Largo · 8 mi
- Berwyn Heights · 9 mi
- College Park · 10 mi
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