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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 Beach Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beach Springs 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 Beach Springs:
- 36.209324, -76.514665
- 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 Beach Springs
- 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- Since Beach Springs is near Chowan County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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 Beach Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach Springs ...
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.
- Barber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Forestburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hickory Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hobbsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Holiday Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Keys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
- Mitchells Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mount Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Peach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peach is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
- Rabbit Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockyhock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Sandy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sign Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snug Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Trotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trotville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotville
How Far From Beach Springs 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 Beach Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beach Springs and extending to:
- Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beach Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Beach Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beach Springs 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 Beach Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2093, Longitude: -76.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Beach Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.734 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.508 degrees. |
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