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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 Belfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belfort 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 Belfort:
- 38.416304, -119.266951
- 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 Belfort
- 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 Mono County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mono County
- Since Belfort is near Lyon County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Belfort
Communities Also Named Belfort ...
We found four communities that are also named Belfort.
Within California, the name Belfort is unique.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Belfort is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east of the Belfort that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Belfort.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Belfort is located in Lewis County and lies 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Belfort that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Belfort.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Belfort is located in Stark County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Belfort that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Belfort.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Belfort is located in Tillamook County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Belfort that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Belfort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belfort ...
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.
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elbow Stage Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elbow Stage Station is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Stage Station
- Lower Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lower Town is located in Mono County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mono Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mono Village is located in Mono County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
- Sulfur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulfur is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulfur
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Lyon County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Topaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Belfort 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 Belfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Belfort once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Belfort and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Belfort to Bridgeport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 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 8,080 miles [13,003.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belfort) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Belfort 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 Belfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4163, Longitude: -119.2670 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.104 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.239 degrees. |
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