Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bellingham Knoll:
  • 40.292700, -75.397400
  • 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 Bellingham Knoll

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Bellingham Knoll is near Bucks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Bellingham Knoll

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellingham Knoll ...

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.

• Cross Gate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
• Delphi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Delphi is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Gristmill Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
• Harley Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
• Harleysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harleysville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleysville <1>
• Hunter Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
• Hunter Villa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
• Hunters Greene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
• Kingscote
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
• Mainland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mainland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
• Pear Tree Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
• Reliance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reliance is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Shirks Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
• Summerwind
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind

How Far From Bellingham Knoll 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 Bellingham Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bellingham Knoll and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bellingham Knoll to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'