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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 Beulah Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beulah Heights 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 Beulah Heights:
- 36.804246, -84.439383
- 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 Beulah Heights
- 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
- Since Beulah Heights is near Pulaski County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Beulah Heights
Communities Also Named Beulah Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Beulah Heights.
Within Kentucky, the name Beulah Heights is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Beulah Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the south of the Beulah Heights that is located in McCreary County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Beulah Heights.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This Beulah Heights is located in Saline County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beulah Heights that is located in McCreary County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Beulah Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Beulah Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beulah Heights that is located in McCreary County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Beulah Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beulah Heights ...
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.
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Blue Heron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
- Blue John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue John is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
- Duckrun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duckrun is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hill Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Honeybee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honeybee is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybee
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Marshes Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Oz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oz is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oz
- Pine Knot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Beulah Heights 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 Beulah Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beulah Heights and extending to:
- Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beulah Heights 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beulah Heights) 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 Beulah Heights 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 Beulah Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8042, Longitude: -84.4394 In this case, the coordinates for Beulah Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.524 degrees. |
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