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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 Bellefontaine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellefontaine 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 Bellefontaine:
    • 33.648730, -89.310070
    • 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 Bellefontaine
  • 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
    • Since Bellefontaine is near Calhoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Bellefontaine

Communities Also Named Bellefontaine ...

We found four communities that are also named Bellefontaine.

Within Mississippi, the name Bellefontaine is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bellefontaine that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bellefontaine.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Bellefontaine is located in Saint Louis County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north of the Bellefontaine that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Bellefontaine.
      • Washington County
      • This Bellefontaine is located in Washington County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the north northwest of the Bellefontaine that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bellefontaine.
    • Ohio
      • Logan County
      • This Bellefontaine is located in Logan County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellefontaine that is located in Webster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bellefontaine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellefontaine ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Bywy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bywy is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
  • Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Congress ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Congress is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
  • Dancy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dancy is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
  • Fame
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fame is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
  • Grady
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grady is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Slate Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
  • Slate Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Spring Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Susie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Susie is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
  • Sweatman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
  • Wood Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wood Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs

How Far From Bellefontaine to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellefontaine to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Walthall, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bellefontaine to Jackson, 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bellefontaine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bellefontaine 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 Bellefontaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6487, Longitude: -89.3101       In this case, the coordinates for Bellefontaine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.216 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.087 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.296 degrees.