Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beulah Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beulah Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beulah Village
- 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 Beulah Village:
- 37.416537, -77.464707
- 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 Beulah Village
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Beulah Village is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- eBird sighting report for Richmond 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beulah Village ...
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 Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Cherry Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Chimney Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Courthouse Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Crescent Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Dutch Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Edenshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fairpines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Fawnbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
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- Jean Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Land O'Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
- Lost Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Pebble Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Piney Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Quail Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jean Court
How Far From Beulah Village 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 Beulah Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Beulah Village and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Beulah Village to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beulah Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Beulah Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beulah Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4165, Longitude: -77.4647 In this case, the coordinates for Beulah Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beulah Village 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 308.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.444 degrees. |