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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 Beachley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beachley 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 Beachley:
- 39.396490, -77.523321
- 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 Beachley
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Beachley is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Beachley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beachley ...
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.
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Corner House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corner House is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
- Fountain Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Golf View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golf View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Grove Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hilltop Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
- Homers Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
- Irongate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Kings Kingdom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Lewis Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Monarch Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
- Roberts Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Roundtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roundtree is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
- Skyline Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
- Winter Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Winterborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winterborn is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
- Woodlawn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Wye Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
How Far From Beachley 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 Beachley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beachley and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Beachley to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beachley) 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 Beachley 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 Beachley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3965, Longitude: -77.5233 In this case, the coordinates for Beachley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.146 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.808 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.728 degrees. |
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