Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beechertown:
  • 44.702001, -74.788527
  • 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 Beechertown

• 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Since Beechertown is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Beechertown

Communities Also Named Beechertown ...

We found one communities that are also named Beechertown.

Within New York, the name Beechertown is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Beechertown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Macon County
    • This Beechertown is located in Macon County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechertown that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Beechertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechertown ...

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.

• Coney Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
• Converse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Converse is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• High Flats
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • High Flats is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Flats
• Kellogg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Parishville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <2>
• Parishville Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
• Plumbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plumbrook is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbrook
• Skinnerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
• Unionville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wildwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beechertown to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'