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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 Beachmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beachmont 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 Beachmont:
    • 42.646414, -86.223649
    • 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 Beachmont
  • 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
    • Since Beachmont is near Ottawa County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Beachmont

Communities Also Named Beachmont ...

We found one communities that are also named Beachmont.

Within Michigan, the name Beachmont is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Beachmont in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Beachmont is located in Suffolk County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Beachmont that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Beachmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beachmont ...

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.

  • Castle Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Castle Park is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
  • Glenn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenn Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
    • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
    • Glenn Stores
  • Macks Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Macks Landing is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Landing
  • Oxbow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oxbow is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Pearl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pier Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pier Cove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cove
  • Singapore ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Singapore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
  • Spring Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Virginia Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Virginia Park is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park

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

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

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beachmont to Allegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beachmont) 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 Beachmont 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 Beachmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6464, Longitude: -86.2236       In this case, the coordinates for Beachmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.491 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.634 degrees.