Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bell Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bell Town
- 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 Bell Town:
- 34.632090, -80.846742
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bell Town
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Bell Town is near Chester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bell Town ...
We found two communities that share the name Bell Town.
Within South Carolina, the name Bell Town is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Town ...
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.
- Crocketts Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Erwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fort Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
- Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
- Green Peach Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Jones Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Kingsbury ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Smoke Rise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
- Springs Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Park
- Springs Park is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Bell Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bell Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Town and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bell Town to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6321, Longitude: -80.8467 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bell Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.467 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.68 degrees. |