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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 Bellemeade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellemeade and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellemeade:
    • 38.251021, -85.591166
    • 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 Bellemeade
  • 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 Bellemeade ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherrywood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Goose Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
    • Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Griffytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffytown
    • Griffytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Highgate Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
    • Highgate Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Hills and Dales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Manor Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Creek
    • Manor Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Meadow Vale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale
    • Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Moorland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Plantation
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
      • Plantation is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
    • Richlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
      • Richlawn is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Robinswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
      • Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Thornhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Winding Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
      • Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Windy Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
      • Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
    • Woodlawn Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people

How Far From Bellemeade 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 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellemeade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.









 

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