Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beltrees, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beltrees and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beltrees

• 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 Beltrees:
  • 38.959493, -90.325669
  • 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 Beltrees

• 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 Jersey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey County
  • Since Beltrees is near Saint Charles County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Beltrees

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beltrees ...

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.

• Black Jack
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
• Black Walnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
• Cross Keys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Deer Plain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
• Democrat Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Democrat Spring is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Spring
• Lockhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockhaven is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhaven
• Marshall Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
• Orchard Farm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
• Otterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otterville is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Seeburger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seeburger is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeburger
• Shoveltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown

How Far From Beltrees 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 Beltrees to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beltrees and extending to:

• Jerseyville, which is the Seat of Jersey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beltrees to Jerseyville, with an average speed<2> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'