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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 Bellevue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellevue 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 Bellevue:
- 39.770947, -75.483530
- 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 Bellevue
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Bellevue is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Bellevue
Communities Also Named Bellevue ...
We found 46 communities that are also named Bellevue.
Within Delaware, the name Bellevue is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of 46 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 41 are located in the United States and eleven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Bellevue is located in Dallas County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Bellevue.
- Etowah County
- This Bellevue is located in Etowah County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Bellevue.
- Alberta
- This Bellevue lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Bellevue [Gila County].
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bellevue [Perry County].
- California
- Merced County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bellevue [Merced County].
- Sonoma County
- This Bellevue is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,503 miles [4,028.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Bellevue.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in El Paso County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Bellevue.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Bellevue is located in Bibb County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Bellevue.
- Burke County
- This Bellevue is located in Burke County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Bellevue.
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- This Bellevue is located in Blaine County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Bellevue.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Bellevue is located in Peoria County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Bellevue.
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Bellevue is located in Jackson County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bellevue.
- Kansas
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bellevue [Jackson County].
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- This Bellevue is located in Campbell County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Bellevue.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Bellevue.
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Bellevue is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km] to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Bellevue.
- Caldwell Parish
- This Bellevue is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Bellevue.
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Bellevue is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Bellevue.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Bellevue is located in Talbot County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Bellevue.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- This Bellevue is located in Suffolk County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bellevue.
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Bellevue is located in Eaton County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Bellevue.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bellevue [Bolivar County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bellevue.
- Nebraska
- Sarpy County
- This Bellevue is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Bellevue.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Bellevue is located in Erie County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bellevue.
- Schenectady County
- This Bellevue is located in Schenectady County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the north northeast of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Bellevue.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bellevue lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- Ohio
- Sandusky County
- This Bellevue is located in Sandusky County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Bellevue.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bellevue.
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Bellevue is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Bellevue.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bellevue is located in Allegheny County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bellevue.
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bellevue [Lackawanna County].
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bellevue [Philadelphia County].
- Washington County
- This Bellevue is located in Washington County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bellevue.
- York County
- This Bellevue is located in York County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bellevue.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bellevue lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Bellevue.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bellevue [Greenville County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Bellevue is located in Davidson County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Bellevue.
- Shelby County
- This Bellevue is located in Shelby County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Bellevue.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Bellevue is located in Clay County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bellevue.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Bellevue is located in Bedford County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Bellevue.
- Washington
- King County
- This Bellevue is located in King County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Bellevue.
- Whatcom County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Bellevue [Whatcom County].
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Bellevue is located in Brown County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bellevue.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellevue ...
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.
- Boulder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Friendship Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Gordon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Indian Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Liftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Log Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Oldmans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Quarryville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Silverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Windy Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Bellevue to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellevue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellevue and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bellevue to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Bellevue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bellevue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bellevue 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bellevue 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 Bellevue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7709, Longitude: -75.4835 In this case, the coordinates for Bellevue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.461 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.707 degrees. |
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