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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellemeade:
    • 32.298752, -86.250244
    • 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 Bellemeade
  • 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 Bellemeade ...

We found eight communities that share the name Bellemeade.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Bellemeade.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Lauderdale County
      • This Bellemeade is located in Lauderdale County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Bellemeade.
    • Madison County
      • This Bellemeade is located in Madison County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bellemeade.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb 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 Bellemeade [Cobb County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bellemeade is located in Jefferson County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bellemeade.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Bellemeade is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Bellemeade.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Bellemeade is located in Warren County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bellemeade.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Bellemeade is located in Rowan County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellemeade that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bellemeade.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond 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 Bellemeade [Richmond City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellemeade ...

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.

  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Executive Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Gay Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
    • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
    • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Lynndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
    • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
  • Regency Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
    • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Regency Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Spring Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Valley Whispers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Whispers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
    • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellemeade and extending to:

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bellemeade to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellemeade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellemeade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellemeade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2988, Longitude: -86.2502       In this case, the coordinates for Bellemeade 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bellemeade 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>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.
<5>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 Bellemeade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.268 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.335 degrees.




 

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