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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 Belgrade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belgrade 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 Belgrade:
- 44.463923, -69.831455
- 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 Belgrade
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Belgrade is near Somerset County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Belgrade
Communities Also Named Belgrade ...
We found eight communities that are also named Belgrade.
Within Maine, the name Belgrade is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Belgrade is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Belgrade.
- Stearns County
- This Belgrade is located in Stearns County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the west northwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Belgrade.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Belgrade is located in Washington County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Belgrade.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Belgrade is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Belgrade.
- Nebraska
- Nance County
- This Belgrade is located in Nance County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the west of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nance County community of Belgrade.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Belgrade is located in Onslow County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Belgrade.
- Texas
- Newton County
- This Belgrade is located in Newton County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belgrade that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Belgrade.
- Virginia
- Shenandoah 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 Virginia community of Belgrade [Shenandoah County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belgrade ...
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.
- Granite Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Island Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Kents Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rome Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
- Summerhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Tallwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
- Wings Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
How Far From Belgrade 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 Belgrade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belgrade and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belgrade to Augusta, 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,961 miles [6,374.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Belgrade) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Belgrade 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 Belgrade 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 Belgrade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4639, Longitude: -69.8315 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.871 degrees. |
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