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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 Bellaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellaire and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellaire:
    • 29.703905, -95.462231
    • 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 Bellaire
  • 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Since Bellaire is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Bellaire

Communities Also Named Bellaire ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Bellaire.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Bellaire.

Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Hidalgo County
      • This Bellaire is located in Hidalgo County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Bellaire.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Bellaire is located in Chicot County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Bellaire.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bellaire [Contra Costa County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Bellaire is located in Sedgwick County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Bellaire.
      • Smith County
      • This Bellaire is located in Smith County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the north northwest of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bellaire.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Bellaire is located in Bossier Parish and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Bellaire.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Bellaire is located in Antrim County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Bellaire.
      • Baraga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bellaire [Baraga County].
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Bellaire is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the north of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Bellaire.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Bellaire is located in Queens County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Bellaire.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Bellaire is located in Belmont County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Bellaire.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Bellaire is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bellaire that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Bellaire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellaire ...

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.

  • Commerce Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Commerce Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Park
  • Glen Iris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Iris is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Linkwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Main Street Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pierce Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Piney Point Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
    • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
    • Piney Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <3>
  • Post Oak Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Townpark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Townpark is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townpark
  • Willow Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
  • Willow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodside is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside Plaza
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

How Far From Bellaire 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 city such as Bellaire to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellaire and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bellaire to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,815 miles [12,577 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellaire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bellaire 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bellaire 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 Bellaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7039, Longitude: -95.4622       In this case, the coordinates for Bellaire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.565 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.402 degrees.