Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bell Meadows

• 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 Meadows:
  • 32.341251, -86.197187
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bell Meadows

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Bell Meadows is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bell Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Meadows ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Executive Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Halcyon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Hunters Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Landmarks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
• Regency Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
• Regency Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Rosemary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Sunshine Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
• Valley Whispers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
• Young Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bell Meadows and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bell Meadows to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'