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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 Bells Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bells Fork 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 Bells Fork:
- 35.565576, -77.34996
- 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 Bells Fork
- 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- Since Bells Fork is near Greene County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Bells Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bells Fork ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cannon Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cherry Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Oaks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Oaks
- Club Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Club Pines is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Evans Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Golden Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Place is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Place
- Green Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Higgs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higgs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lynndale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynndale is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Planters Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Planters Walk is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Walk
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ripple City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Robinson Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Heights is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rollingwood is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shamrock Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Terrace is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Terrace
- Treetops
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Treetops is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetops
- Windy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windy Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
- Winterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bells Fork 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 Bells Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bells Fork and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bells Fork to Raleigh, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bells Fork) 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 Bells Fork 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 Bells Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5656, Longitude: -77.3500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.228 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.052 degrees. |
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