Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beacon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beacon Hill
- 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 Beacon Hill:
- 29.922984, -85.385754
- 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 Beacon Hill
- 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 Gulf County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- Since Beacon Hill is near Bay County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beacon Hill ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Beacon Hill.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Beacon Hill.
Beyond Florida, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Hillsborough County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Beacon Hill.
- Hillsborough County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Teller County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Beacon Hill.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Beacon Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Beacon Hill.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Newton County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beacon Hill.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Beacon Hill [Cook County].
- Lake County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Lake County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the north of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beacon Hill.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Beacon Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beacon Hill.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Beacon Hill.
- Baltimore County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Beacon Hill.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Beacon Hill.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the north of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Beacon Hill.
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Union County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beacon Hill.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Beacon Hill.
- Ohio
- Butler 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 Ohio community of Beacon Hill [Butler County].
- Geauga County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Geauga County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beacon Hill.
- Saskatchewan
- This Beacon Hill lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Beacon Hill.
- Texas
- Bexar 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 Texas community of Beacon Hill [Bexar County].
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Goochland County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Beacon Hill.
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- This Beacon Hill is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Beacon Hill.
- King County
- This Beacon Hill is located in King County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Gulf County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beacon Hill.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hill ...
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.
- Cook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Early
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Highland View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Highland View is located in Gulf County
- Honeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Honeyville is located in Gulf County
- Mexico Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
- Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <4>
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beacon Hill and extending to:
- Port Saint Joe, which is the Seat of Gulf County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hill to Port Saint Joe, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9230, Longitude: -85.3858 In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beacon Hill 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> | 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. |
| <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 Beacon Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.533 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.488 degrees. |