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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 Beechers Lot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechers Lot 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 Beechers Lot:
    • 39.644001, -75.703821
    • 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 Beechers Lot
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Beechers Lot is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Beechers Lot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechers Lot ...

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.

  • Bear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Cherokee Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Christiana Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Christiana Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Cottage Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fox Chase Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
  • Fox Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
  • Glasgow Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Glasgow Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Iron Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kings Croft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
    • Marydale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marydale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Pigeon Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Pine Swamp Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
    • Raintree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Rivers End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Stones Throw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summer Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Woodshade
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beechers Lot to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechers Lot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beechers Lot 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 Beechers Lot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6440, Longitude: -75.7038       In this case, the coordinates for Beechers Lot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.049 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.60 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.853 degrees.