Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belspring:
  • 37.190958, -80.608116
  • 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 Belspring

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Belspring is near Montgomery County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Belspring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belspring ...

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.

• Bear Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bear Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
• Cedar Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Dry Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Fairlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Forest Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Haven Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Parrott
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Pepper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
  • Peppers Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
  • Wake Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wake Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Willow Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Woods is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Belspring to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belspring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belspring to Pulaski, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'