Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beechwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beechwood
- 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 Beechwood:
- 31.120454, -90.862324
- 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 Beechwood
- 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Since Beechwood is near East Feliciana Parish and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beechwood ...
We found 40 communities that share the name Beechwood.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Beechwood.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Beechwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Beechwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Beechwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Beechwood.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Beechwood is located in Cass County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Beechwood.
- Iron County
- This Beechwood is located in Iron County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the north of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Beechwood.
- Ottawa County
- This Beechwood is located in Ottawa County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Beechwood.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Beechwood lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Clermont 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 Ohio community of Beechwood [Clermont County].
- Hamilton County
- This Beechwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Beechwood.
- Jefferson County
- This Beechwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beechwood.
- Preble County
- This Beechwood is located in Preble County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Beechwood.
- Stark County
- This Beechwood is located in Stark County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Beechwood.
- Ontario
- This Beechwood lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Beechwood is located in Cameron County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Beechwood.
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Beechwood [Delaware County].
- McKean County
- This Beechwood is located in McKean County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Beechwood.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Beechwood is located in Bedford County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Beechwood.
- Knox County
- This Beechwood is located in Knox County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beechwood.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Beechwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Beechwood.
- Newport News City
- This Beechwood is located in Newport News City and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Beechwood.
- Prince George County
- This Beechwood is located in Prince George County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Beechwood.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Beechwood is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Beechwood.
- Wise 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 Virginia community of Beechwood [Wise County].
- West Virginia
- Grant 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 West Virginia community of Beechwood [Grant County].
- Monongalia 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 Beechwood [Monongalia County].
- Wood County
- This Beechwood is located in Wood County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Beechwood.
- Wyoming County
- This Beechwood is located in Wyoming County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the northeast of the Beechwood that is located in Amite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Beechwood.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood ...
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.
- Busy Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Busy Corner is located in Amite County
- Compromise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compromise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compromise
- Compromise is located in Amite County
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Amite County
- Felixville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Gillsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hustler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Teddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Beechwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beechwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechwood and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Beechwood to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1205, Longitude: -90.8623 In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Beechwood 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> | 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 Beechwood, 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 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 Beechwood 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 315.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.584 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.356 degrees. |