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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 Bellvue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellvue 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 Bellvue:
    • 40.629612, -105.171433
    • 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 Bellvue
  • 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
    • Since Bellvue is near Weld County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Bellvue

Communities Also Named Bellvue ...

We found three communities that are also named Bellvue.

Within Colorado, the name Bellvue is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Bellvue is located in Creek County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bellvue that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Bellvue.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Bellvue is located in Greenville County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bellvue that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Bellvue.
    • Virginia
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Bellvue is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bellvue that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Bellvue.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellvue ...

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.

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

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

  • Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bellvue to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellvue) 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 Bellvue 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 Bellvue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6296, Longitude: -105.1714    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.746 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.389 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.969 degrees.