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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 Beechland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechland 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 Beechland:
- 37.041711, -86.912496
- 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 Beechland
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Beechland is near Butler County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Beechland
Communities Also Named Beechland ...
We found three communities that are also named Beechland.
There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Beechland.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Beechland in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Meade County
- This Beechland is located in Meade County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechland that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Beechland.
- Washington 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 Kentucky community of Beechland [Washington County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Beechland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechland ...
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.
- Deer Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Diamond Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Dunmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
- Harper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Hollow Bill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
How Far From Beechland 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 community such as Beechland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechland and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Beechland to Russellville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechland) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beechland 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 Beechland, 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 Beechland 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 Beechland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0417, Longitude: -86.9125 In this case, the coordinates for Beechland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.909 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.045 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.532 degrees. |
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