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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 Bellegrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellegrove 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 Bellegrove:
    • 39.706757, -78.338067
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bellegrove
  • 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Since Bellegrove is near Washington County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bellegrove

Communities Also Named Bellegrove ...

We found two communities that are also named Bellegrove.

Within Maryland, the name Bellegrove is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Bellegrove is located in Rankin County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellegrove that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Bellegrove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bellegrove that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Bellegrove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellegrove ...

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.

  • Burnt Factory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
  • Doe Gully
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Harvey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harvey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Little Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Piney Grove is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Robinsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Roundtop ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roundtop is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
  • Silver Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mills
  • Sir Johns Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run

How Far From Bellegrove 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 Bellegrove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellegrove and extending to:

  • Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bellegrove to Cumberland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Bellegrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bellegrove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellegrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7068, Longitude: -78.3381       In this case, the coordinates for Bellegrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.616 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.389 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.962 degrees.