Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Belview Heights

• 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 Belview Heights:
  • 34.715090, -87.691697
  • 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 Belview Heights

• 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Since Belview Heights is near Lauderdale County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Belview Heights

Communities Also Named Belview Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Belview Heights.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Belview Heights.

Beyond Alabama.

• Communities Located In Alabama ...
  • Madison County
    • This Belview Heights is located in Madison County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east of the Belview Heights that is located in Colbert County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Belview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belview Heights ...

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.

• Florence Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
• Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
• Hobgood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
• Houston Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• James
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • James is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Manor Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
• Milk Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
• Muscle Shoals
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <2>
• Valley Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• White House Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • White House Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
• Woodlawn Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

How Far From Belview Heights 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 community such as Belview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Belview Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'