Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beatum:
  • 34.579251, -85.149117
  • 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 Beatum

• 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
  • Since Beatum is near Walker County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Beatum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beatum ...

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.

• Carbondale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Everett Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
• Farmersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Furnace ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Furnace is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Greenbush ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Guild ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Guild is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Hill City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hill City is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Lays Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
• Naomi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naomi is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Printup Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Printup Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Ferry
• Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
• Sugar Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Valley <1>
• Walnut Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Welcome Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill

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

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

• Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beatum to Summerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'