Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellasylva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellasylva and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellasylva
- 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 Bellasylva:
- 41.457021, -76.238823
- 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 Bellasylva
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Bellasylva is near Sullivan County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Bellasylva ...
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.
- Cherry Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
- Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Coveytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Evans Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Fades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Harveys Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
- Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <3>
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenningsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Laddsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Loyalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mildred is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mildred <3>
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Outlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pikes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikes Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ricketts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ripple ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Rocky Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forest
- Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County
- Ruggles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Sugar Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Sugar Run is located in Bradford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Run <3>
- Outlet
How Far From Bellasylva 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 Bellasylva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bellasylva and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bellasylva to Tunkhannock, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellasylva. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellasylva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellasylva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4570, Longitude: -76.2388 In this case, the coordinates for Bellasylva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bellasylva 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 307.212 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.071 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.327 degrees. |