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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 Belton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belton 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 Belton:
- 34.399823, -83.655452
- 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 Belton
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Belton is near Banks County and also Habersham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Habersham 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 Belton
Communities Also Named Belton ...
We found ten communities that are also named Belton.
Within Georgia, the name Belton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Belton [Hempstead County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Belton is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Belton that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Belton.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Belton is located in Cass County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Belton that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Belton.
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Belton [Cascade County].
- Flathead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Belton [Flathead County].
- Ontario
- This Belton lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the north of the Belton that is located in Hall County.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Belton [Beaver County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Belton is located in Anderson County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east of the Belton that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Belton.
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Belton is located in Bell County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Belton that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Belton.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Belton [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belton ...
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.
- Beaver Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Centerside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Cherokee Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Greenway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Griffin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Heads Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Heather Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Lake Watch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Land ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Pine Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rabbitown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbitown is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
- River Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Rogers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogers Mill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Shady Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shamrock Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
How Far From Belton 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 Belton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belton and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belton to Gainesville, 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Belton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Belton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Belton 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 Belton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3998, Longitude: -83.6555 In this case, the coordinates for Belton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.837 degrees. |
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