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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bellview
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bellview ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Bellview.
Within West Virginia, the name Bellview is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout 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
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- 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
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- 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
- Alabama
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Dakota
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Garden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Graham Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Heights
- Graham Heights is located in Marion County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Marion County
- Montana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- New England
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Marion County
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Shagtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Bellview) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.714 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.606 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.823 degrees. |