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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 Belfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belfort 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 Belfort:
    • 30.465746, -91.154273
    • 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 Belfort
  • 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 Belfort ...

We found four communities that share the name Belfort.

Within Louisiana, the name Belfort is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Mono 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 California community of Belfort [Mono County].
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Belfort is located in Lewis County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Belfort that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Belfort.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Belfort is located in Stark County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Belfort that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Belfort.
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This Belfort is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Belfort that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Belfort.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belfort ...

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.

  • Airline Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
    • Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Anchorage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Bird
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Eden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
    • Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Executive Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
    • Executive Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Fortune
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
    • Fortune is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Goodwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
    • Goodwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Greenway Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
    • Greenway Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Holiday Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Woods
    • Holiday Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Hundred Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
    • Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kildare
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Kildare is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Lakecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
      • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Longwood Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Court
      • Longwood Court is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Lynn Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Place
      • Lynn Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Merrydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pioneer Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
      • Pioneer Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Smiley Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Heights
      • Smiley Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Standard Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
      • Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sunrise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
      • Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
      • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Windfall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zee Zee Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zee Zee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
      • Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zion City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belfort and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the South.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Belfort to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belfort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 Belfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4657, Longitude: -91.1543       In this case, the coordinates for Belfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Belfort 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 316.04 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.618 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.567 degrees.









 

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