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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellehurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellehurst and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bellehurst:
- 32.380138, -86.237467
- 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 Bellehurst
- 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 Bellehurst is near Elmore County and also Autauga 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 Autauga 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 Bellehurst
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellehurst ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Eastern Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
- Executive Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Garden Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
- Gay Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- King Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Landmarks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
- Morningview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Rosemary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Sunshine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Timbers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Young Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Bellehurst 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 Bellehurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bellehurst and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west (W).
- 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 Bellehurst 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellehurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bellehurst to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellehurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3801, Longitude: -86.2375 In this case, the coordinates for Bellehurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.266 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.313 degrees. |
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