Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Belvins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belvins and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Belvins

• 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 Belvins:
  • 36.461484, -82.935998
  • 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 Belvins

• 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Belvins is near Hancock County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Belvins

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvins ...

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.

• Aunt ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aunt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt
• Big Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Camelot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cold Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Fisher Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
• Guntown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Guntown is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
• Hickory Cove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Cove is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cove
• Honeycutt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeycutt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Longs Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Longs Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bend
• Lyons Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons Store is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Store
• Rogersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Zion Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Belvins 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 Belvins to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Belvins and extending to:

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Belvins to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'