Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Belle Mead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Mead and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Belle Mead

• 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 Belle Mead:
  • 40.466771, -74.660714
  • 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 Belle Mead

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Belle Mead is near Hunterdon County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Belle Mead

Communities Also Named Belle Mead ...

We found one communities that are also named Belle Mead.

Within New Jersey, the name Belle Mead is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Belle Mead in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Rutherford County
    • This Belle Mead is located in Rutherford County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Belle Mead that is located in Somerset County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Belle Mead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Mead ...

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.

• Dutchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Flagtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown
• Plainville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Plainville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasant Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasantview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
• Rock Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Mill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
• Skillman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Skillman is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
• Sunset Hill Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
• Ten Mile Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run
• Woods Tavern
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern
• Zion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Belle Mead 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 Belle Mead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Mead to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'