Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bell Acres:
  • 40.585067, -80.178670
  • 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 Bell Acres

• 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Since Bell Acres is near Beaver County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Bell Acres

Communities Also Named Bell Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Bell Acres.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bell Acres is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Bell Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Darlington County
    • This Bell Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the south of the Bell Acres that is located in Allegheny County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Bell Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Acres ...

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.

• Byersdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Byersdale is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
• Economy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Fairoaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Gringo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gringo is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
• Haysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Moon Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Shields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Stoops Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Bell Acres 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 Bell Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Acres and extending to:

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bell Acres to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'