Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Belden:
- 40.075913, -78.505573
- 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 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Belden is near Somerset County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Blair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Belden ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Belden.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Belden is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
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- Connecticut
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- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
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- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cessna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Bedford County
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dutch Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
- Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
- Fishertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishertown
- Fishertown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishertown <4>
- Foreman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Manns Choice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
- Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <4>
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
- New Paris is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Spring Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Springhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Texas Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
- Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
How Far From 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 Belden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belden and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Belden to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0759, Longitude: -78.5056 In this case, the coordinates for Belden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Belden 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Belden 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 308.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.535 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.896 degrees. |