Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bellepoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellepoint and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellepoint
- 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 Bellepoint:
- 37.648779, -80.882317
- 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 Bellepoint
- 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Since Bellepoint is near Raleigh County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Bellepoint ...
We found two communities that share the name Bellepoint.
Within West Virginia, the name Bellepoint is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bellepoint [Franklin County].
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Bellepoint is located in Delaware County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bellepoint that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bellepoint.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellepoint ...
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.
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buck
- From Bellepoint to Buck
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Summers County
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Grahams Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
- Hix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Jumping Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jumping Branch
- From Bellepoint to Jumping Branch
- Lilly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Marie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Packs Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
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- Pipestem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pipestem
- From Bellepoint to Pipestem
- Pluto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ramp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sandstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandstone
- From Bellepoint to Sandstone
- Streeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Suck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
- Suck Creek is located in Summers County
- Pipestem
How Far From Bellepoint 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 Bellepoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellepoint and extending to:
- Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bellepoint to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellepoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bellepoint 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellepoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellepoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6488, Longitude: -80.8823 |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Bellepoint 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 310.223 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.909 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.77 degrees. |