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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 Beechwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood 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 Beechwood:
    • 34.842309, -87.658639
    • 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 Beechwood
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Beechwood is near Colbert County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Beechwood

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

We found 40 communities that are also named Beechwood.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Beechwood.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Lowndes County
      • This Beechwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Beechwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This Beechwood is located in Newton County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beechwood.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Beechwood is located in Duval County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Beechwood.
    • Georgia
      • Taylor County
      • This Beechwood is located in Taylor County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Beechwood.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Beechwood is located in Crawford County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Beechwood.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Beechwood [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Owen County
      • This Beechwood is located in Owen County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Beechwood.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Beechwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beechwood.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Beechwood is located in Talbot County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Beechwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Beechwood is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Beechwood.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Beechwood is located in Cass County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the north of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Beechwood.
      • Iron County
      • This Beechwood is located in Iron County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the north of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Beechwood.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Beechwood is located in Ottawa County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the north of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Beechwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Beechwood is located in Amite County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Beechwood.
      • Warren County
      • This Beechwood is located in Warren County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beechwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • This Beechwood is located in Douglas County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Beechwood.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beechwood lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
    • New York
      • Monroe 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 New York community of Beechwood [Monroe County].
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Beechwood [Clermont County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This Beechwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Beechwood.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beechwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beechwood.
      • Preble County
      • This Beechwood is located in Preble County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Beechwood.
      • Stark County
      • This Beechwood is located in Stark County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Beechwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Beechwood lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cameron County
      • This Beechwood is located in Cameron County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Beechwood.
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Beechwood [Delaware County].
      • McKean County
      • This Beechwood is located in McKean County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Beechwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Beechwood is located in Greenwood County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Beechwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Beechwood is located in Bedford County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Beechwood.
      • Knox County
      • This Beechwood is located in Knox County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beechwood.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Beechwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Beechwood.
      • Newport News City
      • This Beechwood is located in Newport News City and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Beechwood.
      • Prince George County
      • This Beechwood is located in Prince George County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Beechwood.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Beechwood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Beechwood.
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Beechwood [Wise County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant 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 West Virginia community of Beechwood [Grant County].
      • Monongalia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Beechwood [Monongalia County].
      • Wood County
      • This Beechwood is located in Wood County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Beechwood.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Beechwood is located in Wyoming County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Beechwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north of the Beechwood that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Beechwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood ...

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.

  • Cypress Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Cypress Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
  • Cypress Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Florence Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
  • Lockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
  • Mansion View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mars Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Petersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Stoney Point ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Terrace View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
    • Three Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Twin Brooks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Village Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Beechwood to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beechwood 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 Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Beechwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8423, Longitude: -87.6586       In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.276 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.163 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.363 degrees.