Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellefonte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellefonte and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellefonte
- 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 Bellefonte:
- 38.496782, -82.689407
- 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 Bellefonte
- 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Since Bellefonte is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Bellefonte ...
We found eight communities that share the name Bellefonte.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Bellefonte.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Boyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bellefonte [Boyd County].
- Boyd County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Bellefonte is located in Jackson County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bellefonte that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bellefonte.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Bellefonte is located in Boone County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bellefonte that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bellefonte.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Bellefonte is located in New Castle County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Bellefonte.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bellefonte [Prince George's County].
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bellefonte [Pulaski County].
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Bellefonte is located in Centre County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Bellefonte.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Bellefonte is located in Providence County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bellefonte that is located in Greenup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Bellefonte.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellefonte ...
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.
- Coal Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Geigers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
- Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Raceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Three Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
How Far From Bellefonte 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 city such as Bellefonte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellefonte and extending to:
- Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellefonte to Greenup, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellefonte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bellefonte 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellefonte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellefonte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4968, Longitude: -82.6894 In this case, the coordinates for Bellefonte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bellefonte to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.269 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.276 degrees. |