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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 Belews Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belews Creek 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 Belews Creek:
- 36.244633, -80.070021
- 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 Belews Creek
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Belews Creek is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Belews Creek
Communities Also Named Belews Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Belews Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Belews Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Belews Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belews Creek that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belews Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belews Creek ...
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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Ceramic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ceramic is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greystone Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kings Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Smokerise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Stokesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Belews Creek 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 Belews Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belews Creek and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belews Creek to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Belews Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Belews Creek 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 Belews Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2446, Longitude: -80.0700 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.886 degrees. |
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