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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellwood
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bellwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bellwood.
Within Virginia, the name Bellwood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout 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
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Bellwood lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bellwood that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Cherry Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Chimney Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Courthouse Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Crescent Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Dutch Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fairpines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jean Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
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- Lost Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Pebble Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Piney Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Quail Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Lost Forest
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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellwood) to Point B.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). |
| <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 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 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.572 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.431 degrees. |