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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 Belcross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belcross 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 Belcross:
- 36.347277, -76.155083
- 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 Belcross
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Belcross is near Currituck County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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 Belcross
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belcross ...
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.
- Brite Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Elizabeth City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gum Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
- Hickory Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Jethro Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
- Lambs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lumber Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poolville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Riddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
How Far From Belcross to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belcross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Belcross and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Belcross to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belcross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Belcross 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 Belcross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3473, Longitude: -76.1551 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.525 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.32 degrees. |
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