Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belvedere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belvedere and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belvedere
- 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 Belvedere:
- 35.923490, -77.551639
- 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 Belvedere
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Belvedere is near Halifax County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Belvedere ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Belvedere.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Belvedere.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Belvedere lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Belvedere is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the west of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Belvedere.
- Marin County
- This Belvedere is located in Marin County and lies 2,459 miles [3,957.4 km] to the west northwest of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Belvedere.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Belvedere is located in Cecil County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Belvedere.
- Montgomery County
- This Belvedere is located in Montgomery County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Belvedere.
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Belvedere lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Belvedere is located in Aiken County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Belvedere.
- Berkeley County
- This Belvedere is located in Berkeley County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southwest of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Belvedere.
- Richland 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 South Carolina community of Belvedere [Richland County].
- Spartanburg County
- This Belvedere is located in Spartanburg County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west southwest of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Belvedere.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Belvedere is located in Fairfax County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Belvedere.
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Belvedere [Norfolk City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Belvedere is located in Portsmouth City and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Belvedere.
- Spotsylvania County
- This Belvedere is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north of the Belvedere that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Belvedere.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvedere ...
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.
- Deans Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
- Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hope Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Logsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Princeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Woodgreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Belvedere 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 Belvedere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belvedere and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Belvedere 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north (N). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belvedere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (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- Belvedere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belvedere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9235, Longitude: -77.5516 In this case, the coordinates for Belvedere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Belvedere 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> | 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. |
| <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 Belvedere 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 308.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.006 degrees. |