Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belsay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belsay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belsay
- 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 Belsay:
- 43.026416, -83.595787
- 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 Belsay
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Belsay is near Lapeer County and also Oakland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
- eBird sighting report for Oakland 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belsay ...
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.
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Farmers Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Flint is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
- Flushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>
- Groveland Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Hunters Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Otter Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
- Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <2>
- Pine Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
How Far From Belsay 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 Belsay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Belsay and extending to:
- Flint, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies just to the West.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Belsay to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belsay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Belsay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belsay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0264, Longitude: -83.5958 In this case, the coordinates for Belsay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Belsay 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 311.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.448 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.203 degrees. |