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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 Blue Bell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell:
- 40.152331, -75.266289
- 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 Blue Bell
- 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 Blue Bell is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Blue Bell
Communities Also Named Blue Bell ...
We found three communities that are also named Blue Bell.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Blue Bell is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Blue Bell lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Bell that is located in Montgomery County.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blue Bell that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Blue Bell.
- South Dakota
- Custer County
- This Blue Bell is located in Custer County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Bell that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Blue Bell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Bell ...
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.
- Broad Axe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cold Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Far-A-Field
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hickorytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Meadow Wick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Townline
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Bell and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Bell to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 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 6,476 miles [10,422.1 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>'
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- Blue Bell) 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 Blue Bell 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 Blue Bell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1523, Longitude: -75.2663 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Bell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.453 degrees. |
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