Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellaire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellaire
- 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 Bellaire:
- 32.487375, -93.673233
- 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 Bellaire
- 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Bellaire is near Caddo Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Bellaire ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Bellaire.
Within Louisiana, the name Bellaire is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Bellaire is located in Sedgwick County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bellaire that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Bellaire.
- Smith County
- This Bellaire is located in Smith County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the north northwest of the Bellaire that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bellaire.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Bellaire is located in Antrim County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Bellaire.
- Baraga 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 Michigan community of Bellaire [Baraga County].
- Minnesota
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Bellaire is located in Harris County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellaire that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Bellaire.
- Hidalgo County
- This Bellaire is located in Hidalgo County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the south southwest of the Bellaire that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Bellaire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellaire ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
- Golden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
- Greenacres Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Place
- Greenacres Place is located in Bossier Parish
- Live Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pecan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Red Chute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - River Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
- Swan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
How Far From Bellaire 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 Bellaire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellaire and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bellaire to Benton, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellaire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bellaire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4874, Longitude: -93.6732 In this case, the coordinates for Bellaire 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bellaire 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 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 Bellaire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.326 degrees. |