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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 31.173231, -85.793268
    • 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
  • 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 Geneva County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
    • Since Bellwood is near Dale County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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

Communities Also Named Bellwood ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Bellwood.

There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Bellwood.

Beyond Alabama, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bellwood [Jefferson County].
    • Mobile County
      • This Bellwood is located in Mobile County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bellwood.
    • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Bellwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Bellwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Bellwood is located in Brevard County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Bellwood.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Bellwood is located in Fulton County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Bellwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Bellwood is located in Cook County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Bellwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This Bellwood is located in Nelson County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Bellwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<2> to the west of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Bellwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Bellwood is located in Butler County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bellwood.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Bellwood is located in Lewis County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Bellwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Bellwood is located in Iredell County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Bellwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Bellwood lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bellwood [Tillamook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Bellwood is located in Blair County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Bellwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bellwood [Orangeburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Bellwood is located in Wilson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Bellwood.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Bellwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Bellwood is located in Fayette County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bellwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Bellwood is located in Douglas County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bellwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellwood ...

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.

  • Chancellor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chancellor is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
  • Clayhatchee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Coffee Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Daleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Green Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • High Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Highfalls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
  • Kellys Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kellys Crossroads is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
  • Level Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Singing Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellwood and extending to:

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellwood to Geneva, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bellwood 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.
<2>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- Bellwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bellwood 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1732, Longitude: -85.7933       In this case, the coordinates for Bellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.921 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.09 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.391 degrees.