Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellview
- 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 Bellview:
- 31.843763, -87.356102
- 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 Bellview
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Bellview is near Monroe County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Bellview ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Bellview.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Bellview.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Franklin 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 Bellview [Franklin County].
- Henry County
- This Bellview is located in Henry County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellview that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Bellview.
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Bellview [Caldwell Parish].
- Jefferson Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bellview [Jefferson Parish].
- Saint Mary Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bellview [Saint Mary Parish].
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Bellview is located in Bledsoe County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellview that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Bellview.
- Lincoln 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 Tennessee community of Bellview [Lincoln County].
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellview ...
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.
- Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Coal Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Dry Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Holly Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
- Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Kings Log Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
- Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
- Nellie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Packards Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packards Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packards Bend
- Packards Bend is located in Monroe County
- Pebble Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Rockwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Yellow Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Yellow Bluff Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry
- Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
How Far From Bellview 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 Bellview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellview and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bellview to Camden, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8438, Longitude: -87.3561 In this case, the coordinates for Bellview 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 Bellview 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 Bellview 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 313.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.853 degrees. |