Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beach Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beach Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beach Grove
- 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 Beach Grove:
- 34.839325, -87.461997
- 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 Beach Grove
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Beach Grove is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Beach Grove ...
We found six communities that share the name Beach Grove.
Within Alabama, the name Beach Grove is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Beach Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beach Grove that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beach Grove.
- British Columbia
- This Beach Grove lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beach Grove that is located in Lauderdale County.
- Kentucky
- McLean 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 Beach Grove [McLean County].
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Beach Grove is located in Menominee County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north of the Beach Grove that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Beach Grove.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Beach Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east of the Beach Grove that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Beach Grove.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Meigs County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Beach Grove.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach Grove ...
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.
- Aqua Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aqua Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
- Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
- Big Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Center Star
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
- Fishermans Resort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermans Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Resort
- Fishermans Resort is located in Lawrence County
- Ford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hideaway Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Houstontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houstontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstontown
- Houstontown is located in Lauderdale County
- Kingman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lock Six
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lock Three
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Three have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Three
- Lock Three is located in Lauderdale County
- Mitchelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchelltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Lauderdale County
- Paradise Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
- Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
- Sky Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Virginia Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Shores
- Virginia Shores is located in Colbert County
- Lock Six
How Far From Beach Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beach Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Beach Grove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beach Grove and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beach Grove to Florence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beach Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beach Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8393, Longitude: -87.4620 In this case, the coordinates for Beach Grove 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Beach Grove 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beach Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Beach Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.022 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.282 degrees. |