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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 Beech Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech Creek 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 Beech Creek:
    • 39.233717, -76.886919
    • 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 Beech Creek
  • 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 Beech Creek ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Beech Creek.

Within Maryland, the name Beech Creek is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Beech Creek [Ashley County].
      • Columbia County
      • This Beech Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beech Creek that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Beech Creek.
      • Dallas 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 Arkansas community of Beech Creek [Dallas County].
    • Florida
      • Levy 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 Florida community of Beech Creek [Levy County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the west of the Beech Creek that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Beech Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Beech Creek is located in Avery County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beech Creek that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Beech Creek.
      • Watauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Beech Creek [Watauga County].
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Beech Creek is located in Grant County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beech Creek that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Beech Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This Beech Creek is located in Clinton County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Beech Creek that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beech Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Beech Creek [Logan County].
      • Mingo 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 Beech Creek [Mingo County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Creek ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
  • Cedar Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
    • Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
  • Chapel Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
    • Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Howard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
  • Dasher Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
  • Farside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
    • Farside is located in Howard County
  • Fox Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
    • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
  • Fox Pause
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Pause have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
    • Fox Pause is located in Howard County
  • Gray Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
    • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Gray Rock Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Rock Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
    • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Harpers Choice
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
    • Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
  • Heritage Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
    • Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hobbits Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbits Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
      • Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
    • Holiday Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
    • Locust Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
      • Locust Park is located in Howard County
    • Locust Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
      • Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Longfellow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
      • Longfellow is located in Howard County
    • Phelps Luck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps Luck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
      • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
    • Pine Orchard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
    • Running Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
      • Running Brook is located in Howard County
    • Thunder Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
      • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Vantage Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
      • Vantage Point is located in Howard County

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Beech Creek to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beech Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Beech Creek 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beech Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2337, Longitude: -76.8869       In this case, the coordinates for Beech Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Beech Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Beech Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.779 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.365 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.52 degrees.




 

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