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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beulah Corners 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 Corners:
- 41.661214, -71.084210
- 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 Corners
- 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Since Beulah Corners is near Newport County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beulah Corners ...
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.
- Berryman Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berryman Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Corner
- Bliss Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Booth Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Booth Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Corner
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Fall River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Fall River Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
- Fighting Rock Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fighting Rock Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Rock Corner
- Flint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- Kirby Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirby Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Slades Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
- Steep Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Suburban Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suburban Park is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- University Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Highlands is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Beulah Corners 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 Beulah Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beulah Corners and extending to:
- Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beulah Corners to Taunton, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beulah Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6612, Longitude: -71.0842 In this case, the coordinates for Beulah Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.093 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.937 degrees. |
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