Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belmore
- 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 Belmore:
- 46.987319, -122.962364
- 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 Belmore
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Belmore is near Mason County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Belmore ...
We found three communities that share the name Belmore.
Within Washington, the name Belmore is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Belmore lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the east of the Belmore that is located in Thurston County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmore ...
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.
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Delphi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
- Littlerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
- Littlerock is located in Thurston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <3>
- Marshville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Thurston County
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Plumb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sunrise Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
- Tumwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
- Tumwater is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <3>
How Far From Belmore 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 Belmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belmore and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Belmore to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9873, Longitude: -122.9624 In this case, the coordinates for Belmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Belmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.367 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.971 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.217 degrees. |