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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 Belden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belden 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 Belden:
- 42.474185, -88.347315
- 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 Belden
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Belden is near Walworth County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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 Belden
Communities Also Named Belden ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Belden.
Within Illinois, the name Belden is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Belden is located in Plumas County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the west of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Belden.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Belden is located in Eagle County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Belden.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Belden [Fairfield County].
- Indiana
- Wabash County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Belden [Wabash County].
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Belden [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Pine County
- This Belden is located in Pine County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Belden.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Belden is located in Lee County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Belden.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Belden is located in Cedar County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Belden.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Belden is located in Broome County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Belden.
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- This Belden is located in Mountrail County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of Belden.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Belden is located in Lorain County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Belden.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Belden is located in Bedford County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belden that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Belden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belden ...
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.
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powers Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Shady Side ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Side is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Slades Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Ridge is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Ridge
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Wonder Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wonder Center is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
- Wonder Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <3>
How Far From Belden 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 Belden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belden and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belden to Woodstock, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Belden 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Belden 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 Belden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4742, Longitude: -88.3473 In this case, the coordinates for Belden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.955 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.751 degrees. |
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