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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 Belk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belk 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 Belk:
- 35.842567, -85.699426
- 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 Belk
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Belk is near Warren County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Belk
Communities Also Named Belk ...
We found two communities that are also named Belk.
Within Tennessee, the name Belk is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Fayette County
- This Belk is located in Fayette County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the southwest of the Belk that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Belk.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Belk is located in Lamar County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Belk that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Belk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belk ...
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.
- Campaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Drop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Fall City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Frank Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frank Ferry is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greens Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
- Heads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jessie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Pin Hook Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
How Far From Belk 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 Belk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belk and extending to:
- Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belk to Smithville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Belk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Belk 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 Belk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8426, Longitude: -85.6994 In this case, the coordinates for Belk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.307 degrees. |
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