Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belvedere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belvedere and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belvedere
- 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 Belvedere:
- 32.910730, -80.011199
- 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 Belvedere
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Belvedere is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Belvedere ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Belvedere.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Belvedere.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Aiken County
- Richland County
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Belvedere lies 2,458 miles [3,955.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Belvedere is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Belvedere.
- Marin County
- This Belvedere is located in Marin County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km] to the west northwest of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Belvedere.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Belvedere is located in Cecil County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Belvedere.
- Montgomery County
- This Belvedere is located in Montgomery County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Belvedere.
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Belvedere is located in Edgecombe County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Belvedere.
- Pitt County
- This Belvedere is located in Pitt County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Belvedere.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Belvedere lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Belvedere is located in Fairfax County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Belvedere.
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Belvedere [Norfolk City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Belvedere is located in Portsmouth City and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Belvedere.
- Spotsylvania County
- This Belvedere is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the north northeast of the Belvedere that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Belvedere.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvedere ...
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.
- Dominion Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Charleston County
- Gold Cup Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Cup Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
- Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Liberty Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
- Liberty Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
- Singing Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
- Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Belvedere 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 Belvedere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belvedere and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Belvedere to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belvedere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Belvedere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belvedere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9107, Longitude: -80.0112 In this case, the coordinates for Belvedere 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 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 Belvedere 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 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 Belvedere 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 309.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.658 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.861 degrees. |