Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellfountain Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellfountain Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellfountain Junction
- 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 Bellfountain Junction:
- 44.362995, -123.291582
- 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 Bellfountain Junction
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Bellfountain Junction is near Linn County and also Lane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- eBird sighting report for Lane 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellfountain Junction ...
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.
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Boston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Linn County
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mills
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boston
- From Bellfountain Junction to Boston
- Dry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greenberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
- Greenberry is located in Benton County
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisburg
- From Bellfountain Junction to Harrisburg
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
- Noon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Shedd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd
- Shedd is located in Linn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shedd <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shedd
- From Bellfountain Junction to Shedd
How Far From Bellfountain Junction 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 Bellfountain Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bellfountain Junction and extending to:
- Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bellfountain Junction to Corvallis, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellfountain Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bellfountain Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellfountain Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3630, Longitude: -123.2916 |
| <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 Bellfountain Junction 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 341.492 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.995 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.579 degrees. |