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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 Bell Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Center 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 Bell Center:
- 40.868651, -86.639176
- 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 Bell Center
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Bell Center is near Pulaski County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Bell Center
Communities Also Named Bell Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Bell Center.
Within Indiana, the name Bell Center is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Bell Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Bell Center is located in Crawford County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bell Center that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Bell Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Center ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Golden Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Grass Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Guernsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Indiana Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Leases Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Royal Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scarlet Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlet Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Oaks
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Bay is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Bay
- Walnut Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Gardens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gardens
How Far From Bell Center 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 Bell Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Center and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of White County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bell Center to Monticello, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell Center) 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 Bell Center 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 Bell Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8687, Longitude: -86.6392 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.376 degrees. |
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