Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beechwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beechwood Estates
- 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 Beechwood Estates:
- 42.475641, -73.111213
- 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 Beechwood Estates
- 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 Berkshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- Since Beechwood Estates is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beechwood Estates ...
We found one communities that share the name Beechwood Estates.
Within Massachusetts, the name Beechwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Beechwood Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Beechwood Estates is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood Estates that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Beechwood Estates.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood Estates ...
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.
- Arnoldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Brush Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow
- Brush Hollow is located in Hampshire County
- Coltsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coltsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County
- Green Ridge Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge Park
- Green Ridge Park is located in Berkshire County
- King Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- King Corner is located in Franklin County
- Little Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Little Egypt is located in Berkshire County
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Victory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Victory Hill is located in Berkshire County
- Yankee Orchards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Orchards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Orchards
- Yankee Orchards is located in Berkshire County
How Far From Beechwood Estates 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 Beechwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechwood Estates and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Berkshire County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beechwood Estates to Boston, with an average speed<4>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,172 miles [6,714.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4756, Longitude: -73.1112 In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Beechwood Estates 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 305.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.964 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.443 degrees. |