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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 Beverly Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beverly Hill 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 Beverly Hill:
    • 41.548929, -86.985585
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beverly Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Beverly Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Beverly Hill.

Within Indiana, the name Beverly Hill is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Beverly Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Beverly Hill is located in Collin County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beverly Hill that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Beverly Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Hill ...

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.

  • Chesterton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Porter County
  • Forest Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
    • Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
  • Graham Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
    • Graham Woods is located in Porter County
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Porter County
  • Lake View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Porter County
  • Long Lake Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
    • Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
  • Pinhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in LaPorte County

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

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

  • Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Beverly Hill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beverly Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beverly Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beverly Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5489, Longitude: -86.9856       In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Beverly Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.01 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.799 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.345 degrees.









 

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