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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 Beaconsfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaconsfield 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 Beaconsfield:
- 40.807574, -94.050680
- 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 Beaconsfield
- 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 Ringgold County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ringgold County
- Since Beaconsfield is near Decatur County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Beaconsfield
Communities Also Named Beaconsfield ...
We found six communities that are also named Beaconsfield.
Within Iowa, the name Beaconsfield is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, one is located in the United States and the other five communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Beaconsfield is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaconsfield that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Beaconsfield.
- New Brunswick
- This Beaconsfield lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaconsfield that is located in Ringgold County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Beaconsfield lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaconsfield that is located in Ringgold County.
- Ontario
- This Beaconsfield lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaconsfield that is located in Ringgold County.
- Quebec
- This Beaconsfield lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaconsfield that is located in Ringgold County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaconsfield ...
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.
- Diagonal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Marshall ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Tingley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Beaconsfield 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 city such as Beaconsfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaconsfield and extending to:
- Mount Ayr, which is the Seat of Ringgold County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaconsfield to Mount Ayr, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaconsfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beaconsfield 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 Beaconsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8076, Longitude: -94.0507 In this case, the coordinates for Beaconsfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.051 degrees. |
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