Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gardens:
  • 40.620336, -83.132136
  • 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 Bellaire Gardens

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Bellaire Gardens is near Wyandot County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Bellaire Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellaire Gardens ...

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.

• Beech ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Carpenters Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Green Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Camp is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Harpster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpster is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpster <1>
• Hords ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hords is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
• Little Sandusky
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
• Longville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynn is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Marion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Meeker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Meeker is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Wood Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wood Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Bellaire Gardens 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 Bellaire Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bellaire Gardens and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bellaire Gardens to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'