Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belle Acres:
  • 38.452869, -81.897078
  • 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 Belle Acres

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Belle Acres is near Kanawha County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Belle Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Acres ...

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.

• Amandaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• Black Betsey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
• Cheyenne Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hometown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hometown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
• Nitro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <1>
• Plymouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Raymond City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
• Rock Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Scary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scary is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
• Strawberry Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
• Virginia Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

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

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

• Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'