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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 Bella Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bella Villa and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bella Villa:
- 38.543646, -90.285475
- 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 Bella Villa
- 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 Bella Villa is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 Bella Villa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bella Villa ...
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.
- Bixby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Cherokee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Cliff Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Dutchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Falling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Fox Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
- Green Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Hi-Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
- Ivory
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Kings Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
- Lake Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Maplewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sunset Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Tiffany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tower Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Vulcan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Bella Villa 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 city such as Bella Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bella Villa and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bella Villa to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 713 miles [1,147.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bella Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bella Villa 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 Bella Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5436, Longitude: -90.2855 In this case, the coordinates for Bella Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.127 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.709 degrees. |
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