|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belwood 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 Belwood:
- 35.479391, -81.522751
- 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 Belwood
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Belwood is near Lincoln County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Belwood
Communities Also Named Belwood ...
We found two communities that are also named Belwood.
Within North Carolina, the name Belwood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Belwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belwood that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belwood.
- Ontario
- This Belwood lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the north of the Belwood that is located in Cleveland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belwood ...
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.
- Cat Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Square is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Square
- Delight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Double Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Flay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flay is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flay
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Knob Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
How Far From Belwood 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 town such as Belwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belwood and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Belwood to Shelby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belwood) 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 Belwood 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 Belwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4794, Longitude: -81.5228 In this case, the coordinates for Belwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.697 degrees. |
|
|