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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 Beacon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beacon Hill:
    • 41.375610, -81.338719
    • 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 Beacon Hill
  • 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 Beacon Hill ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Beacon Hill.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Beacon Hill.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Butler County
      • 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 Ohio community of Beacon Hill [Butler County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Teller County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<2> to the west of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Florida
      • Gulf County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Gulf County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Beacon Hill.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Newton County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • 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 Illinois community of Beacon Hill [Cook County].
      • Lake County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Lake County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Beacon Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Beacon Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Beacon Hill.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the east southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Suffolk County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the east of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Union County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beacon Hill.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beacon Hill lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Greenville County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the south of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • 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 Texas community of Beacon Hill [Bexar County].
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Goochland County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Beacon Hill.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Beacon Hill.
      • King County
      • This Beacon Hill is located in King County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km] to the west northwest of the Beacon Hill that is located in Geauga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beacon Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hill ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beartown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Geauga County
  • Chagrin Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
    • Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Julia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
    • Julia is located in Geauga County
  • Orange Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
    • Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Reminderville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reminderville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
    • Reminderville is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
  • Silo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
    • Silo is located in Portage County
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Geauga County

How Far From Beacon Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beacon Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chardon, which is the Seat of Geauga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beacon Hill to Chardon, with an average speed<5> 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beacon Hill 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3756, Longitude: -81.3387       In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beacon Hill 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 310.378 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.643 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.702 degrees.




 

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