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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belle Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Belle Valley:
- 42.104223, -80.021444
- 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 Belle Valley
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Belle Valley is near Chautauqua County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Belle Valley
Communities Also Named Belle Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Belle Valley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Belle Valley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Belle Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Belle Valley is located in Noble County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Belle Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Belle Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Valley ...
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.
- Bogus Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
- Charter Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dock Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dock Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Eaglehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eaglehurst is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglehurst
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Erie Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erie Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
- Harborcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Weeds Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners
How Far From Belle Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Belle Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belle Valley and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Belle Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Belle Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Belle Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1042, Longitude: -80.0214 In this case, the coordinates for Belle Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.506 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.813 degrees. |
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