Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bevilles Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bevilles Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bevilles Corner

• 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 Bevilles Corner:
  • 28.649716, -82.054528
  • 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 Bevilles Corner

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Bevilles Corner is near Lake County and also Hernando County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hernando 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 Bevilles Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bevilles Corner ...

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.

• Bamboo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
• Carver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carver is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Clay Sink
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clay Sink is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Sink
• Groveland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <1>
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mabel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mabel is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
• Monarch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monarch is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orange Home
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
• Tarrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
• Wahoo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

• Bushnell, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bevilles Corner to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'