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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 Belden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belden 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 Belden:
- 46.322164, -92.313251
- 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 Belden
- 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 Pine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
- Since Belden is near Douglas County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 Belden
Communities Also Named Belden ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Belden.
Within Minnesota, the name Belden is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Belden is located in Plumas County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the west of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Belden.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Belden is located in Eagle County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Belden.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Belden [Fairfield County].
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Belden is located in McHenry County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Belden.
- Indiana
- Wabash 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 Indiana community of Belden [Wabash County].
- Michigan
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Belden [Wayne County].
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Belden is located in Lee County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Belden.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Belden is located in Cedar County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Belden.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Belden is located in Broome County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Belden.
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- This Belden is located in Mountrail County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of Belden.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Belden is located in Lorain County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Belden.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Belden is located in Bedford County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belden that is located in Pine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Belden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belden ...
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.
- Blackhoof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhoof is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhoof
- Cozy Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Dairyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyland is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dewey is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Hillcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Markville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Markville is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markville
- Moose Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Moose Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Otter Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Belden 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 Belden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belden and extending to:
- Pine City, which is the Seat of Pine County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belden to Pine City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Belden) 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 Belden 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 Belden 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 Belden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3222, Longitude: -92.3133 In this case, the coordinates for Belden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |
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