Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellville
- 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 Bellville:
- 40.620046, -82.512574
- 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 Bellville
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Bellville is near Knox County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Bellville ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Bellville.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Bellville.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Bellville is located in Boone County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bellville that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bellville.
- Sevier County
- This Bellville is located in Sevier County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west southwest of the Bellville that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Bellville.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Bellville is located in Clay County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bellville that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bellville.
- Evans County
- This Bellville is located in Evans County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the south of the Bellville that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Bellville.
- McIntosh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bellville [McIntosh County].
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bellville [Tattnall County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New York
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellville ...
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.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
- Crimson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Knox County
- Jugs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jugs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugs Corners
- Jugs Corners is located in Morrow County
- Kings Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corners
- Kings Corners is located in Morrow County
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lincoln Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Richland County
- Little Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Little Washington is located in Richland County
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <5>
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>
- Pinhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Steam Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Sunnyview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Bellville 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 village such as Bellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellville and extending to:
- Mansfield, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bellville to Mansfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bellville: www.bellvilleohio.net/
The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6200, Longitude: -82.5126 |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bellville 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.148 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.404 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.51 degrees. |