Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bell
- 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 Bell:
- 45.457064, -122.590093
- 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 Bell
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Bell is near Multnomah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bell ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Bell.
Within Oregon, the name Bell is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Bell [Leavenworth County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bell [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Presque Isle County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bell [Presque Isle County].
- Washtenaw 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 Michigan community of Bell [Washtenaw County].
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Bell.
- Highland 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 Ohio community of Bell [Highland County].
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Bell is located in Adair County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bell that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Bell.
- Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma community of Bell [Oklahoma County].
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell ...
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.
- Elk Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Errol
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Errol Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errol Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gilbert Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
- Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
- Golf Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <5>
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Harmony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Kellogg Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Knight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lents
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lents Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lents Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
- Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Luther
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
- Oatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lents
How Far From Bell 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 Bell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bell to Salem, with an average speed<6> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4571, Longitude: -122.5901 In this case, the coordinates for Bell 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 Bell 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> | 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 Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.975 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.44 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.069 degrees. |