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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 Beulah Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beulah Land and the surrounding area.
- 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 Land:
- 34.688702, -87.001398
- 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 Beulah Land
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Beulah Land is near Morgan County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Beulah Land
Communities Also Named Beulah Land ...
We found two communities that are also named Beulah Land.
Within Alabama, the name Beulah Land is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Beulah Land is located in Cecil County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beulah Land that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Beulah Land.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Beulah Land is located in Lycoming County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beulah Land that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Beulah Land.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beulah Land ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Cloverleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Farmview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmview is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Glenn Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harris Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Indian Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Jones Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Lawngate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawngate is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawngate
- Paradise Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sweetwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Tanner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Beulah Land 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 Land to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beulah Land and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Beulah Land to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Beulah Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Beulah Land 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 Beulah Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6887, Longitude: -87.0014 In this case, the coordinates for Beulah Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.864 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.123 degrees. |
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