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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 Belmont Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmont Landing 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 Belmont Landing:
- 30.508245, -91.243165
- 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 Belmont Landing
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Belmont Landing is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- 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 Belmont Landing
Communities Also Named Belmont Landing ...
We found two communities that are also named Belmont Landing.
Within Louisiana, the name Belmont Landing is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Belmont Landing is located in Talbot County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Belmont Landing that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Belmont Landing.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- This Belmont Landing is located in Mississippi County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belmont Landing that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Belmont Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmont Landing ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Anchorage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Catherine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Elm Grove Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
- Golden Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Maryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Petite Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotlandville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotlandville
- Standard Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- University Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Belmont Landing 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 Belmont Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belmont Landing and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Belmont Landing to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belmont Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Belmont Landing 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 Belmont Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5082, Longitude: -91.2432 In this case, the coordinates for Belmont Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.099 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.597 degrees. |
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