Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellevue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellevue and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellevue
- 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 Bellevue:
- 32.673202, -93.522119
- 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 Bellevue
- 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 Bellevue is near Webster Parish and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Bellevue ...
We found 46 communities that share the name Bellevue.
There are three communities within Louisiana that are also named Bellevue.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 41 are located in the United States and eleven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Calcasieu Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Bellevue is located in Dallas County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Bellevue.
- Etowah County
- This Bellevue is located in Etowah County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Bellevue.
- Alberta
- This Bellevue lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Merced County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bellevue [Merced County].
- Sonoma County
- This Bellevue is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Bellevue.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Bellevue is located in Bibb County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Bellevue.
- Burke County
- This Bellevue is located in Burke County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Bellevue.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bellevue.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Erie County
- This Bellevue is located in Erie County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bellevue.
- Schenectady County
- This Bellevue is located in Schenectady County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Bellevue.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Bellevue lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bellevue is located in Allegheny County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bellevue.
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bellevue [Lackawanna County].
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bellevue [Philadelphia County].
- Washington County
- This Bellevue is located in Washington County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bellevue.
- York County
- This Bellevue is located in York County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the east northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bellevue.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bellevue lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- Quebec
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Bellevue is located in Davidson County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Bellevue.
- Shelby County
- This Bellevue is located in Shelby County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northeast of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Bellevue.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Bellevue is located in King County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bellevue that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Bellevue.
- Whatcom County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Bellevue [Whatcom County].
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellevue ...
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.
- Couchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Grim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Happy Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
- Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Holly Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Ivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Merrywoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
- Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
- Mimosa Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
- Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
- Placid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Red Chute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shady Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
- Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Tall Timbers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
- Wafer Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wafer Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest
- Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
How Far From Bellevue 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 Bellevue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellevue and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bellevue to Benton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 207 miles [333.1 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 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellevue. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellevue) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellevue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6732, Longitude: -93.5221 In this case, the coordinates for Bellevue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellevue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bellevue 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. |
| <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 Bellevue 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 317.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.942 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.235 degrees. |