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Communities Also Named Beechmont ...

We found six communities that share the name Beechmont.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Beechmont.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Beechmont #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Beechmont.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beechmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beechmont.
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Beechmont is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Beechmont.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Beechmont is located in Westchester County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Beechmont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Beechmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Beechmont.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Beechmont is located in Newport News City and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Beechmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechmont ...

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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Blacketts Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacketts Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacketts Lake
  • Caribou Marsh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou Marsh
  • Cross Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Point
  • Edwardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
  • Frenchvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchvale
  • Georges River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georges River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges River
  • Ironville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Island Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Long Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Meadows Road
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Road
    • Portage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Prime Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prime Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime Brook
    • Rear Balls Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Balls Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Balls Creek
    • Scotch Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Lake

How Far From Beechmont 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 Beechmont to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beechmont to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,500 miles [5,632.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Beechmont 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 . 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Beechmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0808, Longitude: -60.3833    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Beechmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.686 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.11 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.217 degrees.




 

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