Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 City:
  • 40.652253, -81.580225
  • 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 City

• 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
  • Since Beach City is near Tuscarawas County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 City

Communities Also Named Beach City ...

We found one communities that are also named Beach City.

Within Ohio, the name Beach City is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Beach City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Chambers County
    • This Beach City is located in Chambers County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beach City that is located in Stark County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Beach City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach City ...

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.

• Beartown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dundee
  • From Beach City to Dundee
• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elton is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Park Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Park Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
• Pigeon Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
• Plainsburg ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Plainsburg is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Smoketown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoketown is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Trail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trail is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail

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

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beach City to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'