Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellville
- 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 Bellville:
- 31.594375, -84.899373
- 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 Bellville
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Bellville is near Randolph County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Early 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 Bellville ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Bellville.
There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Bellville.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Evans County
- McIntosh County
- Tattnall County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Bellville is located in Boone County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bellville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bellville.
- Sevier County
- This Bellville is located in Sevier County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the west northwest of the Bellville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Bellville.
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bellville.
- Richland County
- This Bellville is located in Richland County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the north of the Bellville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Bellville.
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellville ...
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.
- Bass Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
- Bass Store is located in Randolph County
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <5>
- Grubb ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Jeff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Jones Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
- Parksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Parksville is located in Calhoun County
- Pecan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Shivers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
- Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
- Shorterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
How Far From Bellville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellville and extending to:
- Fort Gaines, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bellville to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5944, Longitude: -84.8994 |
| <2> | 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 Bellville 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.587 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.972 degrees. |