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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:
- 43.716653, -103.482416
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Blue Bell is near Pennington County and also Fall River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fall River 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 South Dakota, the name Blue Bell is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, 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 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blue Bell that is located in Custer County.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east of the Blue Bell that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Blue Bell.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the east of the Blue Bell that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery 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.
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Clara Belle Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clara Belle Camp is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Belle Camp
- Fourmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Frenchtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
- Hill City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Junction Ranger Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
- Keystone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pringle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Custer, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Bell to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 43.7167, Longitude: -103.4824 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 325.697 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.595 degrees. |
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