Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heights:
  • 44.280542, -88.415940
  • 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 Heights

• 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 Outagamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
  • Since Bell Heights is near Winnebago County and also Calumet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Heights ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Combined Locks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
• Five Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Five Corners is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fox Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• Freedom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Little Chute
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Mackville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
• Murphy Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
• Rainbow Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
• Sunrise Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
• Twelve Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Bell Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bell Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Appleton, which is the Seat of Outagamie County, lies just to the South.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bell Heights to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'