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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Bellevue Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellevue Park 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 Bellevue Park:
    • 37.300691, -80.025873
    • 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 Bellevue Park
  • 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 Bellevue Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Bellevue Park.

Within Virginia, the name Bellevue Park is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Bellevue Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of Bellevue Park [Saint Clair County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellevue Park ...

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.

  • Covehaven Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covehaven Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
    • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Dale Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
    • Dale Court is located in Salem City
  • Dawnwood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawnwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
    • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
  • Dropmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dropmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
    • Dropmore is located in Salem City
  • Edgelawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgelawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
    • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
    • Evans Hill is located in Salem City
  • Forest Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
    • Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
  • Foxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Hemlock Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
    • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Honeysuckle Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
    • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
  • Locust Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
    • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview is located in Salem City
    • Medley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
      • Medley is located in Roanoke City
    • Plainview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
    • Rolling Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
      • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
    • Summit Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
      • Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Woodside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
      • Woodside Park is located in Salem City

How Far From Bellevue Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bellevue Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bellevue Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bellevue Park to Richmond, 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellevue Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bellevue Park 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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Bellevue Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellevue Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3007, Longitude: -80.0259       In this case, the coordinates for Bellevue Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bellevue Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.285 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.527 degrees.









 

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