Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellwood
- 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 Bellwood:
- 45.131831, -123.807553
- 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 Bellwood
- 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 Tillamook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tillamook County
- Since Bellwood is near Yamhill County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Bellwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bellwood.
Within Oregon, the name Bellwood is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Bellwood is located in Geneva County and lies 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bellwood that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Bellwood.
- Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Bellwood [Jefferson County].
- Mobile County
- This Bellwood is located in Mobile County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km] to the east southeast of the Bellwood that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bellwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Bellwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east of the Bellwood that is located in Tillamook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Bellwood.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Bellwood lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bellwood that is located in Tillamook County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellwood ...
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.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beaver
- From Bellwood to Beaver
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Tillamook County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blaine
- From Bellwood to Blaine
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <3>
- Four Cabin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Cabin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Happy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Roads End
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Rose Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lodge
- Rose Lodge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Lodge <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose Lodge
- From Bellwood to Rose Lodge
- Sandlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Three Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
- Three Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
How Far From Bellwood 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 Bellwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Bellwood once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellwood and extending to:
- Tillamook, which is the Seat of Tillamook County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bellwood to Tillamook, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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- Bellwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1318, Longitude: -123.8076 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bellwood 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> | 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 Bellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bellwood 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 341.971 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.59 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.878 degrees. |