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Communities Also Named Belton ...

We found ten communities that share the name Belton.

Within Ontario, the name Belton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead 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 Arkansas community of Belton [Hempstead County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Belton is located in Hall County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Belton.
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Belton is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Belton.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Belton is located in Cass County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Belton.
    • Montana
      • Cascade 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 Montana community of Belton [Cascade County].
      • Flathead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Belton [Flathead County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Belton [Beaver County].
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Belton is located in Anderson County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Belton.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Belton is located in Bell County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Belton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Belton [Milwaukee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belton ...

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.

  • Cobble Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
  • Evelyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Friendly Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corners
  • Holiday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Oliver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Plover Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover Mills
  • Salmonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Science Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill

How Far From Belton 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 community such as Belton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Belton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Belton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1748, Longitude: -81.1394    
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Belton 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Belton 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 310.149 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.659 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.94 degrees.




 

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