Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beachton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beachton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beachton
- 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 Beachton:
- 30.727140, -84.139619
- 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 Beachton
- 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Since Beachton is near Leon County and also Thomas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leon County
- eBird sighting report for Thomas 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 Beachton ...
We found one communities that share the name Beachton.
Within Georgia, the name Beachton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Beachton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beachton ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Booker Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Calvary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Calvary is located in Grady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvary <3>
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Leon County (FL)
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Grady County
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Orange Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
- Orange Springs is located in Grady County
- Pebble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Grady County
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
- Roddenberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Grady County
How Far From Beachton 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 Beachton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beachton and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beachton to Cairo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beachton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beachton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beachton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7271, Longitude: -84.1396 In this case, the coordinates for Beachton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Beachton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.901 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees. |