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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 Belaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belaire 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 Belaire:
- 34.181486, -84.780215
- 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 Belaire
- 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Belaire is near Cherokee County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Belaire
Communities Also Named Belaire ...
We found one communities that are also named Belaire.
Within Georgia, the name Belaire is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Belaire in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Belaire is located in Rankin County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belaire that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Belaire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belaire ...
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.
- Cartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Double Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Happy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holly Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- Ladds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladds is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Rodgers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shallwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Belaire 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 Belaire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belaire and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Belaire to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Belaire) 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 Belaire 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 Belaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1815, Longitude: -84.7802 In this case, the coordinates for Belaire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.337 degrees. |
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