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we pass this GPS location for Belleville:
36.865148, -76.435780
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We found 32 communities that share the name Belleville.
Within Virginia, the name Belleville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Conecuh County
This Belleville is located in Conecuh County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Belleville.
Arkansas
Yell County
This Belleville is located in Yell County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Belleville.
California
San Bernardino County
This community is historic<2> and although located in San Bernardino County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Belleville.
Tulare County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Belleville [Tulare County].
Florida
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Belleville [Hamilton County].
Illinois
Saint Clair County
This Belleville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Belleville.
Indiana
Hendricks County
This Belleville is located in Hendricks County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Belleville.
Iowa
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Belleville [Jefferson County].
Kansas
Chautauqua County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Belleville [Chautauqua County].
Ness County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Belleville [Ness County].
Republic County
This Belleville is located in Republic County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Belleville.
Louisiana
Avoyelles Parish
This Belleville is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Belleville.
Michigan
Wayne County
This Belleville is located in Wayne County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Belleville.
Mississippi
Perry County
This Belleville is located in Perry County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Belleville.
Missouri
Cole County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Belleville [Cole County].
Jasper County
This Belleville is located in Jasper County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Belleville.
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Belleville [Montgomery County].
Nevada
Esmeralda County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Belleville [Esmeralda County].
Mineral County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Belleville [Mineral County].
New Brunswick
This Belleville lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the north northeast.
New Jersey
Essex County
This Belleville is located in Essex County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Belleville.
New York
Jefferson County
This Belleville is located in Jefferson County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Belleville.
North Dakota
Grand Forks County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Belleville [Grand Forks County].
Nova Scotia
This Belleville lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast.
Oklahoma
Love County
This Belleville is located in Love County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Belleville.
Ontario
This Belleville lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north.
Pennsylvania
Mifflin County
This Belleville is located in Mifflin County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Belleville.
Rhode Island
Washington County
This Belleville is located in Washington County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Belleville.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Belleville is located in Lincoln County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Belleville.
Washington
Skagit County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Belleville [Skagit County].
West Virginia
Wood County
This Belleville is located in Wood County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Belleville.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Belleville is located in Dane County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Belleville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belleville ...
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.
Bruce (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Belleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belleville and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Belleville to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 4 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8651, Longitude: -76.4358 In this case, the coordinates for Belleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Belleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Belleville 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 . 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.
<4>
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.
<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 Belleville 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 307.658 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.864 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.237 degrees.