Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Belden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Belden and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Belden

• 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 New Belden:
  • 35.618494, -77.294685
  • 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 New Belden

• 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
  • Since New Belden is near Beaufort County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 New Belden

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Belden ...

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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camelot is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherry Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
• Golden Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Place is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
• Green Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Springs is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Heritage Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • House is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Planters Walk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Ripple City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
  • Rock Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rolling Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Twin Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Creek is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
  • Windy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge

How Far From New Belden to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Belden to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Belden and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Belden to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'