Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belvidere Center:
  • 44.750049, -72.691234
  • 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 Belvidere Center

• 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 Lamoille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamoille County
  • Since Belvidere Center is near Franklin County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Belvidere Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belvidere Center ...

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.

• Camp Grounds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cloverdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Eden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Eden Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eden Mills is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Mills <1>
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Gilberts Tannery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilberts Tannery is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Tannery
• Hectorville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hectorville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
• Huntsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville

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

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

• Hyde Park, which is the Seat of Lamoille County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belvidere Center to Hyde Park, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,074 miles [6,556.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'