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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 Belair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belair 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 Belair:
- 35.012387, -78.899192
- 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 Belair
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Belair is near Robeson County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Belair
Communities Also Named Belair ...
We found ten communities that are also named Belair.
Within North Carolina, the name Belair is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Belair is located in Leon County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Belair.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Belair [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Belair is located in Richmond County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Belair.
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Belair is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Belair.
- Manitoba
- This Belair lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- Maryland
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Belair [Prince George's County].
- New Brunswick
- This Belair lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Belair.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Belair is located in Lancaster County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Belair.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Belair is located in Hamblen County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belair that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Belair.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belair ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Crossgates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Crystal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Haymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haymount is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hope Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Legion Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
- Phoenician Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Vanstory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
- Vineland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Williams Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Belair 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 Belair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belair and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Belair to Raleigh, 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 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Belair) 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 Belair 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 Belair 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 Belair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0124, Longitude: -78.8992 In this case, the coordinates for Belair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.822 degrees. |
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