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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 Beallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beallsville 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 Beallsville:
    • 39.848866, -81.035387
    • 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 Beallsville
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Beallsville is near Belmont County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Beallsville

Communities Also Named Beallsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Beallsville.

Within Ohio, the name Beallsville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Beallsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beallsville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Beallsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Beallsville is located in Washington County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beallsville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beallsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beallsville ...

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.

  • Altitude
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Altitude is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
  • Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clover Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clover Hill is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Coats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coats is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Cranenest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cranenest is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranenest
  • Dwight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwight is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
  • Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Jerusalem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Round Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
  • Six Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Six Point is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point

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

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

  • Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beallsville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beallsville) 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 Beallsville 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 Beallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8489, Longitude: -81.0354       In this case, the coordinates for Beallsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.254 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.272 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.101 degrees.