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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 Beacon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill:
    • 47.140182, -88.806749
    • 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 Beacon Hill
  • 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 Beacon Hill ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Beacon Hill.

Within Michigan, the name Beacon Hill is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Teller County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Florida
      • Gulf County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Gulf County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Beacon Hill.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the south southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Newton County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Beacon Hill [Cook County].
      • Lake County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Lake County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Beacon Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beacon Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Beacon Hill.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Suffolk County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Union County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beacon Hill.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Butler 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 Ohio community of Beacon Hill [Butler County].
      • Geauga County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Geauga County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beacon Hill lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Texas
      • Bexar 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 Texas community of Beacon Hill [Bexar County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Goochland County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Beacon Hill.
      • King County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in King County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km] to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Houghton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beacon Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hill ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Houghton County
  • Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Champion Mine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
    • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Dodgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
  • Dollar Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
  • Redridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
    • Redridge is located in Houghton County
  • Salmon Trout
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
    • Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
  • Sunshine Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
    • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
  • Superior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Houghton County

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

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

  • Houghton, which is the Seat of Houghton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hill to Houghton, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1402, Longitude: -88.8067    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beacon Hill 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Beacon Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.107 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.846 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.535 degrees.




 

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