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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 Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beverly Shores 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 Beverly Shores:
- 41.691038, -86.976814
- 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 Beverly Shores
- 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Beverly Shores is near LaPorte County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Beverly Shores
Communities Also Named Beverly Shores ...
We found one communities that are also named Beverly Shores.
Within Indiana, the name Beverly Shores is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Beverly Shores in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Beverly Shores is located in Glynn County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beverly Shores that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Beverly Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Shores ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duneland Beach is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Beach
- Forest Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Graham Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Woods is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Michigan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard Highlands is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Highlands
- Pinhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Shady Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Side is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Trail Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
How Far From Beverly Shores to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Beverly Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beverly Shores and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beverly Shores to Valparaiso, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beverly Shores) 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 Beverly Shores 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 Beverly Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6910, Longitude: -86.9768 In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.299 degrees. |
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