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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 Beloit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beloit and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beloit:
- 31.673784, -84.076851
- 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 Beloit
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Beloit is near Dougherty County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Beloit
Communities Also Named Beloit ...
We found seven communities that are also named Beloit.
Within Georgia, the name Beloit is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Beloit is located in Dallas County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beloit that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Beloit.
- Colorado
- Kit Carson 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 Colorado community of Beloit [Kit Carson County].
- Iowa
- Lyon County
- This Beloit is located in Lyon County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beloit that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Beloit.
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- This Beloit is located in Mitchell County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beloit that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Beloit.
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Barton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Beloit.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Beloit is located in Mahoning County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beloit that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Beloit.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Beloit is located in Rock County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beloit that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Beloit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beloit ...
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.
- Century
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Century is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eleanor Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hinds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Slappy Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nutview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
- Pecan Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
- Pecan Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Rolling Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
- Sandalwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Starksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starksville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksville
- Valley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildcross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
How Far From Beloit 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 Beloit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beloit and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Beloit to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Beloit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beloit 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beloit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Beloit 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 Beloit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6738, Longitude: -84.0769 In this case, the coordinates for Beloit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.651 degrees. |
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