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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 Bellview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bellview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bellview:
    • 39.499529, -80.133133
    • 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 Bellview
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Bellview is near Monongalia County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Bellview

Communities Also Named Bellview ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Bellview.

Within West Virginia, the name Bellview is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Bellview is located in Jackson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bellview.
      • Wilcox County
      • This Bellview is located in Wilcox County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Bellview.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Bellview [Pulaski County].
    • California
      • Humboldt 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 California community of Bellview [Humboldt County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Bellview is located in Escambia County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Bellview.
    • Georgia
      • Miller County
      • This Bellview is located in Miller County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Bellview.
    • Indiana
      • Elkhart 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 Indiana community of Bellview [Elkhart County].
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Bellview [Franklin County].
      • Henry County
      • This Bellview is located in Henry County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Bellview.
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Bellview [Caldwell Parish].
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bellview [Jefferson Parish].
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bellview [Saint Mary Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Bellview is located in Baltimore City and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Bellview.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Bellview is located in Burlington County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Bellview.
    • New Mexico
      • Curry County
      • This Bellview is located in Curry County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Bellview.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Bellview is located in Cherokee County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bellview.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Bellview.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Bellview is located in Bledsoe County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Bellview.
      • Lincoln 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 Tennessee community of Bellview [Lincoln County].
    • Texas
      • Rains County
      • This Bellview is located in Rains County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bellview that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Bellview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellview ...

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.

  • Barrackville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Dakota
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dakota is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Garden Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Village is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Graham Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham Heights is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Heights
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Meadowdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowdale is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Montana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montana is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Mount Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • New England
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New England is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Paw Paw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paw Paw is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Shagtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shagtown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bellview and extending to:

  • Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bellview to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bellview 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>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.
<4>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 Bellview 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 Bellview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4995, Longitude: -80.1331       In this case, the coordinates for Bellview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.714 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.606 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.823 degrees.