Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Court:
  • 38.457028, -82.347373
  • 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 Court

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Court ...

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.

• Cebee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
• Chancellor Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
• Crescent Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Fair Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Garden Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Hillview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Home Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Lock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lock is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
• Pea Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Timberlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Belle Court and extending to:

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Court to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'