Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belltown
- 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 Belltown:
- 40.712850, -77.416659
- 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 Belltown
- 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
- Since Belltown is near Snyder County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Belltown ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Belltown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Belltown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New York
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Belltown is located in Monroe County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Belltown.
- Polk County
- This Belltown is located in Polk County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Belltown.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belltown ...
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.
- Crossgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Honey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Knobville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Little Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Roundtop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
- Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Locke Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
- Locke Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Paintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Snook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Belltown 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 Belltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belltown and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belltown to Lewistown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7129, Longitude: -77.4167 In this case, the coordinates for Belltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Belltown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.835 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees. |