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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 Beachwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beachwood 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 Beachwood:
    • 39.274275, -76.454683
    • 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 Beachwood
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Beachwood is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Beachwood

Communities Also Named Beachwood ...

We found nine communities that are also named Beachwood.

Within Maryland, the name Beachwood is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Beachwood is located in Sussex County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beachwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Beachwood.
    • Florida
      • Duval 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 Florida community of Beachwood [Duval County].
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Beachwood is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beachwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Beachwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Beachwood is located in Berkshire County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beachwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Beachwood.
    • Michigan
      • Ogemaw 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 Michigan community of Beachwood [Ogemaw County].
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 Jersey community of Beachwood [Ocean County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua 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 Beachwood [Chautauqua County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Beachwood is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beachwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Beachwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beachwood ...

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.

  • Airport Beach ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
  • Breezy Point Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Breezy Point Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point Beach
  • Cedar Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Eagle Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Graceland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Graceland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
  • Gray Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
  • Harborview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harborview is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
  • Hartland Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Hartland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
  • Holly Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Beach
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Island View Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
    • Lodge Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
    • Lynch Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
    • Middlesex
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Porters Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
    • Rockaway Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Sparrows Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
    • Stab
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Stab is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
    • Sue Creek Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
    • Turkey Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
    • Wildwood Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beachwood to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beachwood) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Beachwood 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>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 Beachwood 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 Beachwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2743, Longitude: -76.4547       In this case, the coordinates for Beachwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.521 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.078 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.321 degrees.