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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belk
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Belk ...
We found two communities that share the name Belk.
Within Tennessee, the name Belk is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Texas
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in White County
- Drop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fall City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Frank Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frank Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
- Frank Ferry is located in White County
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Greens Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
- Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
- Heads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
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- Jessie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Pin Hook Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <3>
- Young Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Jessie
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belk) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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 Belk 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 313.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.968 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.307 degrees. |