Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belmond
- 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 Belmond:
- 42.846898, -93.61172
- 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 Belmond
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Belmond is near Hancock County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmond ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <1>
- Drew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Eagle Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <1>
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Goldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <1>
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Hayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Hayfield Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield Junction
- Hayfield Junction is located in Hancock County
- Olaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Popejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Woolstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
How Far From Belmond 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 city such as Belmond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Belmond and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belmond to Clarion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belmond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Belmond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8469, Longitude: -93.6117 |
| <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 Belmond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.515 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.363 degrees. |