Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belfont:
  • 38.703708, -80.862881
  • 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 Belfont

• 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Since Belfont is near Gilmer County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Belfont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belfont ...

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.

• Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
• Dingy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dingy is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
• Frametown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
• Gassaway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <1>
• German ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • German is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Home is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
• Little Otter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Otter is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
• Mark ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mark is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Progress ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Progress is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Shadyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadyside is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside

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

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

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Belfont to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'