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38.251021, -85.591166
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We found eight communities that share the name Bellemeade.
Within Kentucky, the name Bellemeade is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Bellemeade is located in Lauderdale County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Bellemeade.
Madison County
This Bellemeade is located in Madison County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the south southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bellemeade.
Montgomery County
This Bellemeade is located in Montgomery County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the south of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bellemeade.
Georgia
Cobb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bellemeade [Cobb County].
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
This Bellemeade is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Bellemeade.
Mississippi
Warren County
This Bellemeade is located in Warren County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bellemeade.
North Carolina
Rowan County
This Bellemeade is located in Rowan County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bellemeade that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bellemeade.
Virginia
Richmond City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bellemeade [Richmond City].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellemeade ...
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.
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 city such as Bellemeade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellemeade and extending to:
Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bellemeade to Louisville, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bellemeade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellemeade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2510, Longitude: -85.5912 In this case, the coordinates for Bellemeade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bellemeade 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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<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 Bellemeade 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 313.106 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.295 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.631 degrees.