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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 Bellbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellbrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellbrook:
    • 41.583889, -87.926667
    • 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 Bellbrook
  • 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Since Bellbrook is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Bellbrook

Communities Also Named Bellbrook ...

We found one communities that are also named Bellbrook.

Within Illinois, the name Bellbrook is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Bellbrook in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This Bellbrook is located in Greene County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bellbrook that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bellbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellbrook ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Chickasaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Dawn Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Derby Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
  • Derby Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
  • Homer Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
  • Marley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Marley is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowview is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Rolling Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
    • Spaniel Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Bellbrook 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 Bellbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellbrook and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellbrook to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bellbrook 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 Bellbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5839, Longitude: -87.9267       In this case, the coordinates for Bellbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.632 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.513 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.797 degrees.