Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bel-Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bel-Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bel-Ridge

• 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 Bel-Ridge:
  • 38.712946, -90.328467
  • 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 Bel-Ridge

• 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Since Bel-Ridge is near Saint Louis City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Bel-Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bel-Ridge ...

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.

• Cool Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
• Jennings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
• Mary Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
• Normandy
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
• Overland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Overland is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
• Pagedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
• Pine Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
• Sycamore Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
• University City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Wells - Goodfellow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Bel-Ridge 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 village such as Bel-Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bel-Ridge and extending to:

• Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bel-Ridge to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'