Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belona:
  • 37.521771, -78.010201
  • 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 Belona

• 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 Powhatan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • Since Belona is near Amelia County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Belona

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belona ...

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.

• Ballsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
• Felixville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Felixville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
• Hatchers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatchers is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers
• Haw Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Haw Branch is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
• Hideaway Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hideaway Lake is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Lake
• James River Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • James River Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
• Masons Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Masons Corner
  • From Belona to Masons Corner
• Plain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plain View is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stokes is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Sunny Side
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Three Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Three Square is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
• Tobaccoville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville

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

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

• Powhatan, which is the Seat of Powhatan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Belona to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'