Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bell City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bell City
- 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 City:
- 30.113264, -92.962651
- 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 Bell City
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Bell City is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Cameron Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
- eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
- 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 Bell City ...
We found six communities that share the name Bell City.
Within Louisiana, the name Bell City is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Bell City is located in Elliott County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bell City that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Bell City.
- Graves County
- This Bell City is located in Graves County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the north northeast of the Bell City that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Bell City.
- Missouri
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell City ...
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.
- Chalkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Chloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Foremans Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foremans Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foremans Hall
- Foremans Hall is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Illinois Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Plant
- Illinois Plant is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Iowa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Sweet Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lake
- Sweet Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Welsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Bell City 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 City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell City and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bell City to Lake Charles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1133, Longitude: -92.9627 In this case, the coordinates for Bell City 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bell City 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 parish. 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> | 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 Bell City 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 317.114 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.827 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.336 degrees. |