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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.766446, -89.121734
    • 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Since Belmont Landing is near Hickman County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Belmont Landing

Communities Also Named Belmont Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Belmont Landing.

Within Missouri, the name Belmont Landing is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Belmont Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Belmont Landing that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Belmont Landing.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Belmont Landing is located in Talbot County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Belmont Landing that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot 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 Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
  • Alfalfa Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
  • Columbus
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Henson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Henson is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
  • Magee Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Magee Springs is located in Carlisle County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Springs
  • Moscow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Pinhook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
  • Pulltight
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pulltight is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
  • Thirtyfour Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
  • Three States
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Three States is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
  • Wolf Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island

How Far From Belmont Landing 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 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:

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belmont Landing to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.7664, Longitude: -89.1217       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 315.294 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.603 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.575 degrees.