Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellemeade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellemeade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellemeade
- 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 Bellemeade:
- 34.757591, -86.570548
- 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 Bellemeade
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Bellemeade is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Bellemeade ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bellemeade.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Bellemeade.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Lauderdale County
- This Bellemeade is located in Lauderdale County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Bellemeade.
- Montgomery County
- This Bellemeade is located in Montgomery County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bellemeade.
- Lauderdale County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb 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 Georgia community of Bellemeade [Cobb County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Bellemeade is located in Jefferson County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bellemeade.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Bellemeade is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Bellemeade.
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Bellemeade is located in Warren County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bellemeade.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Bellemeade is located in Rowan County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bellemeade that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bellemeade.
- Virginia
- Richmond City
- 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 Virginia community of Bellemeade [Richmond City].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellemeade ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Darwin Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- English Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Greenhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meadow Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Mercury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Normal is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Scenic View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Stag Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Terry Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Union Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Meadow Hills
How Far From Bellemeade 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 Bellemeade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellemeade and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bellemeade to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellemeade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellemeade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellemeade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7576, Longitude: -86.5705 In this case, the coordinates for Bellemeade 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 Bellemeade 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bellemeade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.377 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.929 degrees. |