Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Belle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Belle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Belle
- 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 La Belle:
- 26.761859, -81.437452
- 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 La Belle
- 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 Hendry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hendry County
- Since La Belle is near Glades County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glades County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 La Belle ...
We found five communities that share the name La Belle.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named La Belle.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Belle ...
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.
- Corkscrew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Hall City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Monkey Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Box have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Palm and Pine Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm and Pine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Samville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Samville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
- Samville is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Samville
- From La Belle to Samville
- Sparkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Tuckers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
How Far From La Belle 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 city such as La Belle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Belle and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from La Belle to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Belle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hendry County: www.hendryfla.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- La Belle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Belle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7619, Longitude: -81.4375 |
| <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 La Belle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 La Belle 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 310.205 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.342 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.817 degrees. |