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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Belsay

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)
  • Atlas is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Elba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elba is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Farmers Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
• Five Points
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
• Flushing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Flushing is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <1>
• Groveland Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
• Hunters Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
• Otter Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <1>
• Pine Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Rogersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville

How Far From Belsay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<2> 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]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Belsay to Lansing, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'