Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Valley:
  • 38.027628, -79.448652
  • 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 Valley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bells Valley ...

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.

• California
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • California is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Cedar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Craigsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <1>
• Fordwick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordwick is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordwick
• Fredericksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Green Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Little Baltimore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Baltimore is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
• Marble Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• McNutt ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • McNutt is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Pond Gap ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
• Stony Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stony Run is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
• Sycamore Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore Valley is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
• Zack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zack is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bells Valley and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bells Valley to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'