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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 Bell Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bell Center and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bell Center:
- 43.291487, -90.826415
- 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 Bell Center
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Bell Center is near Richland County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Bell Center
Communities Also Named Bell Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Bell Center.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bell Center is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Bell Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- White County
- This Bell Center is located in White County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bell Center that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Bell Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Center ...
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.
- Easter Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gays Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Harmony Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Pine Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Plugtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plugtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
- Readstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
- Soldiers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Towerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Bell Center 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 village such as Bell Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bell Center and extending to:
- Prairie du Chien, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bell Center to Prairie du Chien, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bell Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bell Center 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 Bell Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2915, Longitude: -90.8264 In this case, the coordinates for Bell Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.591 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees. |
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