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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 Bellamytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellamytown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellamytown:
    • 36.603431, -82.762383
    • 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 Bellamytown
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Bellamytown is near Hawkins County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Bellamytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellamytown ...

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.

  • Block City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
  • Boulder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boulder is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Cartersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cartersville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cold Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Green Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Greenland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
  • Jennings Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
  • Kermit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kermit is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marshall is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Mountain Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Natural Tunnel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
    • Powers Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Powers Ford is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Ford
    • Seven Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bellamytown and extending to:

  • Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bellamytown to Gate City, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bellamytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bellamytown 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 Bellamytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6034, Longitude: -82.7624       In this case, the coordinates for Bellamytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.356 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.052 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.875 degrees.