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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 Bellflower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellflower 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 Bellflower:
- 40.340654, -88.525851
- 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 Bellflower
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Bellflower is near Champaign County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Bellflower
Communities Also Named Bellflower ...
We found two communities that are also named Bellflower.
Within Illinois, the name Bellflower is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Bellflower is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bellflower that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Bellflower.
- Missouri
- Montgomery County
- This Bellflower is located in Montgomery County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellflower that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bellflower.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellflower ...
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.
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Lotus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Weedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
How Far From Bellflower 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 village such as Bellflower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellflower and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellflower to Bloomington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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- Bellflower) 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 Bellflower 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 Bellflower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3407, Longitude: -88.5259 In this case, the coordinates for Bellflower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.43 degrees. |
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