Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bel-Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bel-Air and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bel-Air
- 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 Bel-Air:
- 35.911266, -77.838036
- 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 Bel-Air
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Bel-Air is near Edgecombe County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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
Communities Also Named Bel-Air ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Bel-Air.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Bel-Air.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Houston County
- This Bel-Air is located in Houston County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Bel-Air.
- Jefferson County
- This Bel-Air is located in Jefferson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west southwest of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bel-Air.
- Mobile 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 Alabama community of Bel-Air [Mobile County].
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Bel-Air is located in Glynn County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Bel-Air.
- McIntosh County
- This Bel-Air is located in McIntosh County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the southwest of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Bel-Air.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Bel-Air is located in Allegany County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bel-Air.
- Harford County
- This Bel-Air is located in Harford County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north northeast of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bel-Air.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Bel-Air is located in Fairfax County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Bel-Air.
- Stafford County
- This Bel-Air is located in Stafford County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north of the Bel-Air that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Bel-Air.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bel-Air ...
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.
- Brake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bullucks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullucks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Forest Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - High Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Nash County
- Little Easonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Nash County
- Rocky Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Sandy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Wilson County
- Woodgreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Bel-Air 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 Bel-Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bel-Air and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bel-Air to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the north (N). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bel-Air. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Bel-Air) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bel-Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9113, Longitude: -77.8380 In this case, the coordinates for Bel-Air have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bel-Air 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bel-Air to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.493 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.674 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.12 degrees. |