Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellaire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellaire
- 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 Bellaire:
- 40.713992, -73.754021
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bellaire
- 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 Queens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Since Bellaire is near Nassau County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Kings 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bellaire ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Bellaire.
Within New York, the name Bellaire is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Bellaire is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bellaire that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Bellaire.
- Smith County
- This Bellaire is located in Smith County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the west of the Bellaire that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bellaire.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Bellaire is located in Antrim County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellaire that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Bellaire.
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bellaire [Baraga County].
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Bellaire is located in Harris County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellaire that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Bellaire.
- Hidalgo County
- This Bellaire is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km] to the west southwest of the Bellaire that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Bellaire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellaire ...
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.
- Floral Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral Park <3>
- Fresh Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
- Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <3>
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Nassau County
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Little Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
- Little Neck is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Neck <3>
- Parsons Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
- Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
- Queens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens <3>
- Queens Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Village
- Queens Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens Village <3>
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
- Terrace Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Gardens is located in Nassau County
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <3>
How Far From Bellaire 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 Bellaire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellaire and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bellaire to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellaire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Bellaire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7140, Longitude: -73.7540 In this case, the coordinates for Bellaire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bellaire could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bellaire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.349 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.554 degrees. |