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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 Beals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beals 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 Beals:
- 44.519801, -67.614993
- 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 Beals
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Beals is near Hancock County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Beals
Communities Also Named Beals ...
We found three communities that are also named Beals.
Within Maine, the name Beals is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Henderson County
- This Beals is located in Henderson County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beals that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Beals.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Beals is located in Madison County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beals that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Beals.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Beals is located in Fairfield County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beals that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Beals.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beals ...
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.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cherryfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Little River Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
- Marshville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Pigeon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
- Starboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starboard
How Far From Beals 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 Beals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beals and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beals to Machias, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,863 miles [6,216.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Beals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Beals 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 Beals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5198, Longitude: -67.6150 In this case, the coordinates for Beals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.778 degrees. |
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