Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bell Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bell Station
- 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 Station:
- 32.330140, -86.193854
- 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 Station
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Bell Station is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bell Station ...
We found one communities that share the name Bell Station.
Within Alabama, the name Bell Station is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bell Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bell Station that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Bell Station.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Station ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Foxchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Foxwood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Gay Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Grove Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Halcyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hunters Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
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- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Landmarks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lynndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Perry's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Pike Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
- Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <3>
- Regency Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Regency Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Rosemary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Spring Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Sunshine Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Valley Whispers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Whispers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Young Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Lakeview Heights
How Far From Bell Station to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Station 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 Station 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 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell Station. 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3301, Longitude: -86.1939 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bell Station 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 313.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.616 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.307 degrees. |