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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 Beachwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beachwood 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 Beachwood:
    • 38.495946, -75.157685
    • 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 Beachwood
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Beachwood is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Beachwood

Communities Also Named Beachwood ...

We found nine communities that are also named Beachwood.

Within Delaware, the name Beachwood is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Beachwood [Duval County].
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Beachwood is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beachwood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Beachwood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Beachwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beachwood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Beachwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Beachwood is located in Berkshire County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beachwood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Beachwood.
    • Michigan
      • Ogemaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beachwood [Ogemaw County].
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Beachwood [Ocean County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Beachwood [Chautauqua County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Beachwood is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beachwood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Beachwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beachwood ...

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.

  • Bishopville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunting
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Foxfire Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
  • Hidden Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holly Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
  • Indian Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Little Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
  • Louis Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Louis Heights is located in Worcester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
  • Magnolia Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
  • Mulberry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
  • Ocean View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Peppers Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
    • Sassafras Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
    • Strawberry Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
    • Teaberry Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beachwood to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beachwood 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Beachwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beachwood 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 Beachwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4959, Longitude: -75.1577       In this case, the coordinates for Beachwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.821 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.162 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.095 degrees.