Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belvedere Island:
  • 37.876900, -122.471300
  • 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 Belvedere Island

• 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
  • Since Belvedere Island is near San Francisco County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Francisco County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa 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 Belvedere Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvedere Island ...

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.

• Harbor Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harbor Point is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
• Homestead Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
• Little Reed Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
• Meadowsweet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
• Paradise Cay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
• Reed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Strawberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Waldo
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Waldo is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Belvedere Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belvedere Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Belvedere Island and extending to:

• San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Belvedere Island to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,434 miles [3,917.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'