Belltown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belltown, Elk County.
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Belltown lies nestled in a fold of Elk County, where the land rises in a series of gentle, forested slopes that bleed into the sky. It lies 52.1 miles south of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 169°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Marienville. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and pine needles, a pervasive perfume that clings to everything. Distant ridges, cloaked in the deep green of mature hardwood forests, form the horizon, their crests softened by a perpetual haze. The few clearings that punctuate the dense woodlands reveal small fields, mostly rough pasture, where the scattered houses of Belltown seem to hunker down against the vastness of the Pennsylvania wilderness. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but rather a different kind of presence, a low hum of insect life and the occasional rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Belltown is intertwined with the timber and coal that once fueled this part of Elk County, though those industries have long since receded, leaving behind a quiet resilience. The rough-hewn character of the landscape still speaks of a time when men wrestled a living from the difficult terrain. Today, the local economy is a subtle affair, largely sustained by small businesses catering to the immediate needs of its residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the promise of outdoor pursuits. The nearby Clarion River, a ribbon of dark water, offers opportunities for fishing and a quiet reflection on the passage of time, a constant, murmuring presence that underpins the stillness of Belltown.
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| Location | Belltown, Elk County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.356729°N, 79.041426°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15860, 17841, 16313 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belltown, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Belltown includes coordinates 41.356729°N, 79.041426°W, situated in Elk County. ZIP code 15860, 17841, 16313. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.