Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beards Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beards Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beards Mill

• 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 Beards Mill:
  • 33.365674, -88.119750
  • 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 Beards Mill

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Beards Mill is near Lowndes County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Beards Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beards Mill ...

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.

• Archer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Archer is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Bell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Coal Fire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
• Dillburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dillburg is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
• Ethelsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Gordo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gordo is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <1>
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pickens Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
• Pickensville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
• Pickensville Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
• Pinecrest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Reform
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reform is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beards Mill and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Beards Mill to Montgomery, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'