Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belleview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belleview Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belleview Heights
- 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 Belleview Heights:
- 29.020536, -82.069811
- 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 Belleview Heights
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Belleview Heights is near Sumter County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Belleview Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name Belleview Heights.
Within Florida, the name Belleview Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Preble 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 Ohio community of Belleview Heights [Preble County].
- Ross County
- This Belleview Heights is located in Ross County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the north of the Belleview Heights that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Belleview Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Belleview Heights is located in Erie County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the north of the Belleview Heights that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Belleview Heights.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belleview Heights ...
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.
- Danks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danks Corner
- Danks Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danks Corner <3>
- Lake Weir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Long Hammock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hammock
- Long Hammock is located in Sumter County
- Marion Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Oaks
- Marion Oaks is located in Marion County
- Orange Blossom Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Blossom Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Hills
- Orange Blossom Hills is located in Marion County
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Shady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Silver Springs Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
- Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
- Sunset Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
- Sunset Harbor is located in Marion County
How Far From Belleview Heights 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 Belleview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belleview Heights and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belleview Heights to Ocala, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belleview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 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 Belleview Heights 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belleview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belleview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0205, Longitude: -82.0698 In this case, the coordinates for Belleview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Belleview Heights 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 310.699 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.223 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.539 degrees. |