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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 Beechwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood Hills 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 Beechwood Hills:
    • 33.776773, -84.644378
    • 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 Beechwood Hills
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Beechwood Hills is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Beechwood Hills

Communities Also Named Beechwood Hills ...

We found three communities that are also named Beechwood Hills.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Beechwood Hills.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clarke County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Beechwood Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Beechwood Hills.
      • Campbell County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Campbell County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Beechwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood Hills ...

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.

  • Chestnut Log
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
  • County Line Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
  • County Line Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
  • Creelwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
  • English Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
  • Furniture City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Gordon Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Heritage Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Ivy Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Kennedy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Park Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Pine Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Rocky Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
    • Saddleback Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Skyview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Skyview is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Songwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Springbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Stoneybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Sunset Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
    • Trail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechwood Hills and extending to:

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Beechwood Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechwood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Beechwood Hills 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 Beechwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7768, Longitude: -84.6444       In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.406 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.857 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.381 degrees.