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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 Bellegrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellegrove 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 Bellegrove:
- 40.367035, -76.548855
- 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 Bellegrove
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Bellegrove is near Dauphin County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Bellegrove
Communities Also Named Bellegrove ...
We found two communities that are also named Bellegrove.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bellegrove is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Bellegrove is located in Allegany County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellegrove that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bellegrove.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Bellegrove is located in Rankin County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellegrove that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Bellegrove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellegrove ...
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.
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Coffeetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Cornwall Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Harper Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
- Indiantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ararat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pansy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Union Water Works
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
How Far From Bellegrove 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 Bellegrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellegrove and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bellegrove to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bellegrove) 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 Bellegrove 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 Bellegrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3670, Longitude: -76.5489 In this case, the coordinates for Bellegrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.494 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.921 degrees. |
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