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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:
    • 32.372922, -90.027862
    • 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Since Bellegrove is near Madison County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Mississippi, the name Bellegrove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Bellegrove is located in Allegany County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellegrove that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bellegrove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellegrove that is located in Rankin 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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Forest Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
  • Harbourview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
  • Lakeshore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Millrun
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Millrun is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
  • Paradise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Sunrise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
  • Timber Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
  • Turtle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Waterwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodlake is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Bellegrove 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 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:

  • Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bellegrove to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellegrove) 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 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: 32.3729, Longitude: -90.0279       In this case, the coordinates for Bellegrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.55 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.303 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.82 degrees.