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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 Belltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belltown 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Belltown
Communities Also Named Belltown ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Belltown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Belltown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Elk County
- This Belltown is located in Elk County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Belltown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cleburne County
- This Belltown is located in Cleburne County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Belltown.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Belltown is located in Riverside County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<1> to the west of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Belltown.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Belltown is located in Fairfield County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Belltown.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Belltown is located in Sussex County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Belltown.
- Illinois
- Greene County
- This Belltown is located in Greene County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Belltown.
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This Belltown is located in Marion County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Belltown.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Belltown is located in Baltimore County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Belltown.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Belltown is located in Cayuga County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Belltown.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- This Belltown is located in Granville County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Belltown.
- 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
- King County
- This Belltown is located in King County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belltown that is located in Mifflin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Belltown.
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)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Honey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honey is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey
- Knobville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knobville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobville
- Little Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
- Locke Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locke Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
- Paintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Snook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Snook is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
How Far From Belltown 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Belltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.991 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees. |
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