Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belhaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belhaven
- 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 Belhaven:
- 35.542580, -76.623445
- 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 Belhaven
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Belhaven is near Hyde County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Belhaven ...
We found two communities that share the name Belhaven.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Belhaven.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Belhaven in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belhaven ...
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.
- Bishops Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
- Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
- Hoophole Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoophole Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
- Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
- Leechville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leechville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
- Piney Grove Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
- Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
- Ransomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Rest Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Rodmans Quarter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodmans Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
- Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
- Sandy Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
- Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Schoolhouse Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Sixth Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixth Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Siding
- Sixth Siding is located in Beaufort County
- Sladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sladesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
How Far From Belhaven 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 town such as Belhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Belhaven and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Belhaven to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Belhaven 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Belhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5426, Longitude: -76.6234 In this case, the coordinates for Belhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Belhaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.823 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.786 degrees. |