Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belknap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belknap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belknap
- 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 Belknap:
- 40.820575, -92.426297
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Belknap
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Belknap is near Wapello County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wapello County
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Belknap ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Belknap.
Within Iowa, the name Belknap is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Clark 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 Indiana community of Belknap [Clark County].
- Vanderburgh County
- This Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Belknap that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Belknap.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Allegan 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 Michigan community of Belknap [Allegan County].
- Presque Isle County
- This Belknap is located in Presque Isle County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Belknap that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Belknap.
- Montana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belknap ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Business Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Business Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
- Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Drakesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville
- Drakesville is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesville <5>
- Dunnville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Pickwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- White Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Belknap 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 Belknap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belknap and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Belknap to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belknap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Belknap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belknap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8206, Longitude: -92.4263 In this case, the coordinates for Belknap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Belknap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Belknap 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Belknap to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.642 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.855 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.228 degrees. |