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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 Bellwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellwood Estates 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 Bellwood Estates:
- 32.319585, -86.198854
- 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 Bellwood Estates
- 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 Bellwood Estates 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 Bellwood Estates
Communities Also Named Bellwood Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Bellwood Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Bellwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Bellwood Estates is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellwood Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Bellwood Estates.
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Bellwood Estates is located in Leon County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bellwood Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Bellwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Bellwood Estates is located in Greenville County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellwood Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Bellwood Estates.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Bellwood Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellwood Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Bellwood Estates.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Bellwood Estates is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast of the Bellwood Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Bellwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellwood Estates ...
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)
- Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- 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
- Foxchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Foxwood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Gay Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Halcyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Hunters Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Landmarks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
- Lynndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Perry's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Pike Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rosemary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Spring Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Whispers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Young Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Bellwood Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellwood Estates and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bellwood Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bellwood Estates 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 Bellwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3196, Longitude: -86.1989 In this case, the coordinates for Bellwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.311 degrees. |
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