Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellefonte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellefonte and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellefonte
- 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 Bellefonte:
- 34.706083, -85.942633
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bellefonte
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Bellefonte is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bellefonte ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bellefonte.
Within Alabama, the name Bellefonte is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Bellefonte is located in Boone County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellefonte that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bellefonte.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Bellefonte is located in New Castle County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Bellefonte.
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Bellefonte [Boyd County].
- Greenup County
- This Bellefonte is located in Greenup County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Bellefonte.
- Maryland
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Bellefonte [Prince George's County].
- Missouri
- Pulaski 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 Missouri community of Bellefonte [Pulaski County].
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Bellefonte is located in Centre County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Bellefonte.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Bellefonte is located in Providence County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Bellefonte.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellefonte ...
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.
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Blackankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Jackson County
- Gray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Index ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Martintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Jackson County
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Roseberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Section Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Section Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
- Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Sublett Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublett Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
How Far From Bellefonte to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellefonte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bellefonte once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellefonte and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bellefonte to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellefonte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellefonte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7061, Longitude: -85.9426 In this case, the coordinates for Bellefonte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bellefonte 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 county. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellefonte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bellefonte to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.928 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.682 degrees. |