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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 Belfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belfort 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 Belfort:
- 40.812411, -81.244419
- 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 Belfort
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Belfort is near Carroll County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Belfort
Communities Also Named Belfort ...
We found four communities that are also named Belfort.
Within Ohio, the name Belfort is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mono County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Belfort [Mono County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Belfort is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Belfort that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Belfort.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Belfort is located in Lewis County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Belfort that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Belfort.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Belfort is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Belfort that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Belfort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belfort ...
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.
- Crystal Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Louisville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynn Center Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
- Marks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plain is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Belfort 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 Belfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belfort and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Belfort to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Belfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Belfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Belfort 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 Belfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8124, Longitude: -81.2444 In this case, the coordinates for Belfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.859 degrees. |
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