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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Belgrade:
    • 41.470837, -98.068011
    • 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 Belgrade
  • 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 Belgrade ...

We found eight communities that share the name Belgrade.

Within Nebraska, the name Belgrade is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Belgrade is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Belgrade.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Belgrade is located in Saint Louis County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Belgrade.
      • Stearns County
      • This Belgrade is located in Stearns County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Belgrade.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Belgrade is located in Washington County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Belgrade.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Belgrade is located in Gallatin County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Belgrade.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Belgrade is located in Onslow County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Belgrade.
    • Texas
      • Newton County
      • This Belgrade is located in Newton County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Belgrade that is located in Nance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Belgrade.
    • Virginia
      • Shenandoah 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 Virginia community of Belgrade [Shenandoah County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belgrade ...

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.

  • Archer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
    • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <3>
  • Havens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
    • Havens is located in Merrick County
  • Hord
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
    • Hord is located in Merrick County
  • Overland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Overland is located in Hamilton County
  • Paddock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Paddock is located in Merrick County
  • Riverside Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
  • Silver Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Timber Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Timber Creek is located in Nance County
  • Worms
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
    • Worms is located in Merrick County

How Far From Belgrade 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 village such as Belgrade to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belgrade and extending to:

  • Fullerton, which is the Seat of Nance County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belgrade to Fullerton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belgrade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nance County: www.co.nance.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belgrade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belgrade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4708, Longitude: -98.0680    
<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 Belgrade 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Belgrade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.607 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.509 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.003 degrees.









 

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