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36.863204, -76.381055
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We found 24 communities that are also named Belvedere.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Belvedere.
Beyond Virginia, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Fairfax County
This Belvedere is located in Fairfax County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Belvedere.
Norfolk City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Belvedere [Norfolk City].
Spotsylvania County
This Belvedere is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Belvedere.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Mobile County
This Belvedere is located in Mobile County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Belvedere.
British Columbia
This Belvedere lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
California
Los Angeles County
This Belvedere is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Belvedere.
Marin County
This Belvedere is located in Marin County and lies 2,503 miles [4,028.2 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Belvedere.
Delaware
New Castle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Belvedere [New Castle County].
Florida
Palm Beach County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Belvedere [Palm Beach County].
Georgia
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Belvedere [DeKalb County].
Maine
Aroostook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Belvedere [Aroostook County].
Maryland
Cecil County
This Belvedere is located in Cecil County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Belvedere.
Montgomery County
This Belvedere is located in Montgomery County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Belvedere.
Michigan
Charlevoix County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Belvedere [Charlevoix County].
North Carolina
Edgecombe County
This Belvedere is located in Edgecombe County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Belvedere.
Pitt County
This Belvedere is located in Pitt County and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Belvedere.
Ohio
Jefferson County
This Belvedere is located in Jefferson County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belvedere.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Belvedere.
Quebec
This Belvedere lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the north.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Belvedere is located in Aiken County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Belvedere.
Berkeley County
This Belvedere is located in Berkeley County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Belvedere.
Richland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Belvedere [Richland County].
Spartanburg County
This Belvedere is located in Spartanburg County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Belvedere.
Washington
Okanogan County
This Belvedere is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Belvedere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvedere ...
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.
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 Belvedere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belvedere and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Belvedere to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belvedere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Belvedere could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Belvedere 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 Belvedere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8632, Longitude: -76.3811 In this case, the coordinates for Belvedere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.627 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.828 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.217 degrees.