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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belltown
- 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:
- 35.428983, -84.250725
- 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 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Belltown is near McMinn County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Belltown ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Belltown.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Belltown.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Belltown is located in Elk County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Belltown that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Belltown.
- Mifflin County
- This Belltown is located in Mifflin County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast of the Belltown that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Belltown.
- Washington
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Ballplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Chestnut Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Valley
- Chestnut Valley is located in Monroe County
- Hopewell Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Mill
- Hopewell Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
- Notchy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notchy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchy Creek
- Notchy Creek is located in Monroe County
- Rocky Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring
- Rocky Spring is located in Monroe County
- Sink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Tariffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tariffville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
- Tariffville is located in Monroe County
- Three Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Monroe County
How Far From Belltown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belltown to Madisonville, 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Belltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4290, Longitude: -84.2507 |
| <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 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 Belltown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.811 degrees. |