Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaumont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaumont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaumont
- 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 Beaumont:
- 37.665257, -77.909292
- 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 Beaumont
- 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 Powhatan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
- Since Beaumont is near Goochland County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Beaumont ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Beaumont.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Beaumont.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Beaumont lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Beaumont is located in Riverside County and lies 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km]<2> to the west of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Beaumont.
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Beaumont [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Beaumont is located in Butler County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the west of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Beaumont.
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Beaumont [Cherokee County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Beaumont lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- Mississippi
- New Brunswick
- This Beaumont lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Beaumont lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Beaumont [Chatham County].
- Henderson County
- This Beaumont is located in Henderson County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Beaumont.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Beaumont lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Powhatan County.
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaumont ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Irwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - James River Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
- James River Landing is located in Goochland County
- Maidens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
- Maidens is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <4>
- Maidens Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidens Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
- Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
- Mayos Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayos Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
- Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
- Poplar Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
- Strawberry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
- Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
- Three Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
How Far From Beaumont 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 Beaumont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaumont and extending to:
- Powhatan, which is the Seat of Powhatan County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Beaumont to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaumont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Powhatan County: www.co.powhatan.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beaumont 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaumont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaumont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6653, Longitude: -77.9093 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Beaumont 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 308.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.908 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.534 degrees. |