Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bells Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bells Crossroad and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bells Crossroad

• 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 Bells Crossroad:
  • 38.158191, -77.823883
  • 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 Bells Crossroad

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Bells Crossroad is near Orange County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Bells Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bells Crossroad ...

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.

• Childs Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
• Dan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dan is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
• Granite Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
• Jones
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Kirk O'Cliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirk O'Cliff is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk O'Cliff
• Lanes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Margo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
• Porters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Prince Dominion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
• White Owl Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing

How Far From Bells Crossroad 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 Bells Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bells Crossroad and extending to:

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bells Crossroad to Spotsylvania, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'