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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 Bellwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellwood 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 Bellwood:
    • 37.421815, -77.437483
    • 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 Bellwood
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Bellwood is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Bellwood

Communities Also Named Bellwood ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Bellwood.

Within Virginia, the name Bellwood is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva County
      • This Bellwood is located in Geneva County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Bellwood.
      • Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Bellwood [Jefferson County].
      • Mobile County
      • This Bellwood is located in Mobile County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bellwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Bellwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Bellwood.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Bellwood is located in Brevard County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Bellwood.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Bellwood is located in Fulton County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Bellwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Bellwood is located in Cook County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Bellwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This Bellwood is located in Nelson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Bellwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Bellwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Bellwood is located in Butler County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bellwood.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Bellwood is located in Lewis County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Bellwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Bellwood is located in Iredell County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Bellwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Bellwood lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bellwood [Tillamook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Bellwood is located in Blair County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Bellwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg 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 South Carolina community of Bellwood [Orangeburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Bellwood is located in Wilson County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Bellwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Bellwood is located in Fayette County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bellwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Bellwood is located in Douglas County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bellwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellwood ...

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.

  • Cedar Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
  • Cherry Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Courthouse Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
  • Crescent Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Dutch Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
  • Fairpines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
  • Grove Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jean Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
  • Kings Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lost Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
    • Pebble Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
    • Piney Knolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
    • Quail Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks

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

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bellwood to White House, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellwood) 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 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 Bellwood 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>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 Bellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bellwood 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 Bellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4218, Longitude: -77.4375       In this case, the coordinates for Bellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.205 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.431 degrees.