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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 Belmar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmar 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 Belmar:
- 41.333115, -79.774775
- 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 Belmar
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Belmar is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Belmar
Communities Also Named Belmar ...
We found seven communities that are also named Belmar.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Belmar.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Belmar is located in Allegheny County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south of the Belmar that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Belmar.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Belmar [Jefferson County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Belmar is located in Baltimore City and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Belmar that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Belmar.
- Nebraska
- Keith County
- This Belmar is located in Keith County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the west of the Belmar that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keith County community of Belmar.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Belmar [Monmouth County].
- North Dakota
- Bottineau County
- This Belmar is located in Bottineau County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belmar that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bottineau County community of Belmar.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Belmar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmar ...
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.
- Ajax
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ajax is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Bully Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bully Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Egypt Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Gurney Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
- Maple Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Shade is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Mapledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapledale is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Pecan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecan is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rocky Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
- Twin Churchs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Victory Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Victory Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Belmar 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 Belmar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belmar and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Belmar to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Belmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Belmar 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> | 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 Belmar 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 Belmar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3331, Longitude: -79.7748 In this case, the coordinates for Belmar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.528 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.992 degrees. |
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