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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 Beechy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechy 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 Beechy:
- 38.624522, -82.954061
- 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 Beechy
- 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Since Beechy is near Scioto County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Beechy
Communities Also Named Beechy ...
We found one communities that are also named Beechy.
Within Kentucky, the name Beechy is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Beechy in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Beechy lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beechy that is located in Greenup County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechy ...
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.
- Firebrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Franklin Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Grays Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Junior Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Junior Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior Furnace
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Limeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lloyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Load
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Load is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Load
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Oliver Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliver Station is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Station
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Beechy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beechy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechy and extending to:
- Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beechy to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechy) 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 Beechy 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 Beechy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6245, Longitude: -82.9541 In this case, the coordinates for Beechy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.353 degrees. |
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