Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bel Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bel Air and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bel Air
- 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 Bel Air:
- 33.585104, -86.721378
- 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 Bel Air
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Bel Air is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Bel Air ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Bel Air.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Bel Air.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Houston County
- Mobile County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Bel Air is located in Glynn County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Bel Air.
- McIntosh County
- This Bel Air is located in McIntosh County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east southeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Bel Air.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Bel Air is located in Allegany County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bel Air.
- Harford County
- This Bel Air is located in Harford County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bel Air.
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Bel Air is located in Nash County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Bel Air.
- Scotland County
- This Bel Air is located in Scotland County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Bel Air.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Bel Air is located in Fairfax County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Bel Air.
- Stafford County
- This Bel Air is located in Stafford County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast of the Bel Air that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Bel Air.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bel Air ...
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.
- Airport Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Five Points East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
- Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
- Gate City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Kingsway Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Marks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Plain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Trotwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trotwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Zion City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Bel Air 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 Bel Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bel Air and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bel Air to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bel Air. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
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- Bel Air) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bel Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5851, Longitude: -86.7214 In this case, the coordinates for Bel Air 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bel Air 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 Bel Air 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 313.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.245 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.25 degrees. |