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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 Beechville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechville 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 Beechville:
    • 38.971439, -90.647622
    • 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 Beechville
  • 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Since Beechville is near Lincoln County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Beechville

Communities Also Named Beechville ...

We found two communities that are also named Beechville.

Within Illinois, the name Beechville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Metcalfe County
      • This Beechville is located in Metcalfe County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beechville that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Beechville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechville ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Deer Plain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
  • Golden Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highview ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Highview is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Kampville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kampville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampville
  • Kings Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
  • Marshall Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
  • Maryknoll
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
  • Nutwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nutwood is located in Jersey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
  • Oasis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oasis is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Rosedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Jersey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

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

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

  • Hardin, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beechville to Hardin, 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.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Beechville) 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 Beechville 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 Beechville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9714, Longitude: -90.6476       In this case, the coordinates for Beechville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.382 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.157 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.782 degrees.