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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 Belview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belview 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 Belview:
- 36.090348, -91.919593
- 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
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Belview is near Stone County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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
Communities Also Named Belview ...
We found one communities that are also named Belview.
Within Arkansas, the name Belview is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Belview in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Redwood County
- This Belview is located in Redwood County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Belview that is located in Izard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Belview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belview ...
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.
- Jett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jett is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knob Creek is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- LaCrosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Melbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Twin Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Violet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
How Far From Belview 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 Belview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belview and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Belview to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belview) 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 Belview 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 Belview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0903, Longitude: -91.9196 In this case, the coordinates for Belview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.55 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.971 degrees. |
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