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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beauregard:
    • 32.543193, -85.370779
    • 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 Beauregard
  • 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 Beauregard ...

We found one communities that share the name Beauregard.

Within Alabama, the name Beauregard is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Beauregard in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Copiah County
      • This Beauregard is located in Copiah County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beauregard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Beauregard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beauregard ...

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.

  • Edgewood Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Lee County
  • Forestdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Lee County
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
  • Hallway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
    • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Lee County
  • Indian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
  • Meadows Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
    • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Meadows Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
    • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Oak Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
  • Tanglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Twin Creeks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
    • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
  • Union Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beauregard and extending to:

  • Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Beauregard to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beauregard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beauregard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beauregard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5432, Longitude: -85.3708       In this case, the coordinates for Beauregard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Beauregard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.768 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.103 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.945 degrees.









 

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