Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Bellowsville.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bellowsville:
  • 40.671733, -80.332007<1>
  • 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 Bellowsville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellowsville ...

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.

• Beaver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
• Byersdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Byersdale is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
• Doctor Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Doctor Heights is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freedom is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Industry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
• Josephtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Josephtown is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
• Marion Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion Hill is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
• Merrill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Merrill is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shippingport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shippingport is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
• Sunflower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is also located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Bellowsville 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 included the distance from a community such as Bellowsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bellowsville and extending to:

• Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bellowsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>