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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 Bellefont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellefont 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 Bellefont:
- 37.872518, -99.657901
- 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 Bellefont
- 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 Ford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Since Bellefont is near Edwards County and also Hodgeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hodgeman 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 Bellefont
Communities Also Named Bellefont ...
We found one communities that are also named Bellefont.
Within Kansas, the name Bellefont is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Bellefont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Bellefont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellefont ...
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.
- Centerview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centerview is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Dodge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Jetmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Kingsdown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kingsdown is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdown
- Lewis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spearville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spearville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
How Far From Bellefont 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 community such as Bellefont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bellefont and extending to:
- Dodge City, which is the Seat of Ford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellefont to Dodge City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bellefont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellefont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bellefont 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 Bellefont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8725, Longitude: -99.6579 In this case, the coordinates for Bellefont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.398 degrees. |
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