Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belltown
- 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 Belltown:
- 36.269312, -78.611113
- 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 Belltown
- 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Granville County
- Since Belltown is near Vance County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vance County
- eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Belltown ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Belltown.
Within North Carolina, the name Belltown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Belltown is located in Elk County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north of the Belltown that is located in Granville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Belltown.
- Mifflin County
- This Belltown is located in Mifflin County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north of the Belltown that is located in Granville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Belltown.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Belltown is located in Monroe County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west of the Belltown that is located in Granville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Belltown.
- Polk County
- This Belltown is located in Polk County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west southwest of the Belltown that is located in Granville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Belltown.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belltown ...
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.
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fairport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hunters Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
- Huntsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Shoofly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Tar River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Tar River is located in Granville County
How Far From Belltown 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 Belltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belltown and extending to:
- Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Belltown to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2693, Longitude: -78.6111 In this case, the coordinates for Belltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Belltown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.30 degrees. |