Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beauregard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beauregard and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beauregard

• 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 Beauregard:
  • 31.720984, -90.385876
  • 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 Beauregard

• 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 Copiah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah County
  • Since Beauregard is near Lincoln County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Beauregard

Communities Also Named Beauregard ...

We found one communities that are also named Beauregard.

Within Mississippi, the name Beauregard is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Beauregard in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Lee County
    • This Beauregard is located in Lee County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beauregard that is located in Copiah County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Beauregard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beauregard ...

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.

• Fair River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hartman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartman is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• New Sight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
• Pearlhaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
• Rockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockport is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Sand Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stronghope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stronghope is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope

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

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

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beauregard to Hazlehurst, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'