Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bell Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bell Branch
- 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 Branch:
- 32.243480, -96.925554
- 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 Branch
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Bell Branch is near Hill County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Branch ...
We found one communities that share the name Bell Branch.
Within Texas, the name Bell Branch is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bell Branch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bell Branch [Wayne County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Branch ...
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.
- Files Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Files Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Valley
- Files Valley is located in Hill County
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Ellis County
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Ellis County
- Italy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Italy is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <3>
- Maypearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
- Maypearl is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <3>
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Nena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Plum Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
How Far From Bell Branch 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 Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bell Branch and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bell Branch to Waxahachie, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bell Branch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2435, Longitude: -96.9256 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Branch 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 319.957 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.438 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.775 degrees. |