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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 Beechwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 42.210141, -70.819898
    • 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 Beechwood
  • 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Since Beechwood is near Plymouth County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Beechwood

Communities Also Named Beechwood ...

We found 40 communities that are also named Beechwood.

Within Massachusetts, the name Beechwood is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of 40 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 38 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Beechwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Beechwood.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Beechwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Beechwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This Beechwood is located in Newton County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beechwood.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Beechwood is located in Duval County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Beechwood.
    • Georgia
      • Taylor County
      • This Beechwood is located in Taylor County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Beechwood.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Beechwood is located in Crawford County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Beechwood.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Beechwood [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Owen County
      • This Beechwood is located in Owen County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Beechwood.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Beechwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beechwood.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Beechwood is located in Talbot County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Beechwood.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Beechwood is located in Cass County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Beechwood.
      • Iron County
      • This Beechwood is located in Iron County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the west northwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Beechwood.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Beechwood is located in Ottawa County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Beechwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Beechwood is located in Amite County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Beechwood.
      • Warren County
      • This Beechwood is located in Warren County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beechwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • This Beechwood is located in Douglas County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Beechwood.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beechwood lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
    • New York
      • Monroe 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 New York community of Beechwood [Monroe County].
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Beechwood [Clermont County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This Beechwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Beechwood.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beechwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beechwood.
      • Preble County
      • This Beechwood is located in Preble County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Beechwood.
      • Stark County
      • This Beechwood is located in Stark County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Beechwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Beechwood lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cameron County
      • This Beechwood is located in Cameron County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Beechwood.
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Beechwood [Delaware County].
      • McKean County
      • This Beechwood is located in McKean County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Beechwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Beechwood is located in Greenwood County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Beechwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Beechwood is located in Bedford County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Beechwood.
      • Knox County
      • This Beechwood is located in Knox County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beechwood.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Beechwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Beechwood.
      • Newport News City
      • This Beechwood is located in Newport News City and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Beechwood.
      • Prince George County
      • This Beechwood is located in Prince George County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Beechwood.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Beechwood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Beechwood.
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Beechwood [Wise County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant 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 West Virginia community of Beechwood [Grant County].
      • Monongalia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Beechwood [Monongalia County].
      • Wood County
      • This Beechwood is located in Wood County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Beechwood.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Beechwood is located in Wyoming County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west southwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Beechwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beechwood that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Beechwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood ...

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.

  • Accord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clapps Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
  • Crow Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Egypt Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
  • First Cliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
  • Greenbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Kings Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Liberty Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
  • Lincoln Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Little Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
  • Manns Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Reeds Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
    • Sand Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
    • Second Cliff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
    • Straits Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
    • Third Cliff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff

How Far From Beechwood 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechwood and extending to:

  • Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Beechwood to Dedham, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Beechwood) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Beechwood 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 Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Beechwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2101, Longitude: -70.8199    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.855 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.41 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.54 degrees.