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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 La Belle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Belle 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for La Belle
Communities Also Named La Belle ...
We found five communities that are also named La Belle.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named La Belle.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This La Belle is located in Hillsborough County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the La Belle that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of La Belle.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This La Belle is located in Lewis County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the La Belle that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of La Belle.
- New Mexico
- Taos 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 New Mexico community of La Belle [Taos County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This La Belle is located in Fayette County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the north of the La Belle that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of La Belle.
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This La Belle is located in Jefferson County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the La Belle that is located in Hendry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of La Belle.
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)
- Corkscrew is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkscrew
- Hall City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Monkey Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Palm and Pine Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Samville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sparkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Tuckers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From La Belle 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- La Belle) 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 La Belle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 La Belle 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 La Belle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7619, Longitude: -81.4375 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.205 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.817 degrees. |
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