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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 Beaumont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaumont 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 Beaumont:
    • 39.385627, -82.138201
    • 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 Beaumont
  • 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Since Beaumont is near Hocking County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Beaumont

Communities Also Named Beaumont ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Beaumont.

Within Ohio, the name Beaumont is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, fifteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Beaumont lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Beaumont is located in Riverside County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<1> to the west of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Beaumont.
      • San Bernardino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Beaumont [San Bernardino County].
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beaumont [El Paso County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Beaumont is located in Butler County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Beaumont.
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaumont [Cherokee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Metcalfe County
      • This Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Beaumont.
    • Manitoba
      • This Beaumont lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
    • Mississippi
      • Perry County
      • This Beaumont is located in Perry County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Beaumont.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beaumont lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Beaumont lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Beaumont [Chatham County].
      • Henderson County
      • This Beaumont is located in Henderson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Beaumont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wyoming County
      • This Beaumont is located in Wyoming County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Beaumont.
    • Quebec
      • This Beaumont lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
    • Texas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beaumont is located in Jefferson County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beaumont.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Beaumont [Goochland County].
      • Powhatan County
      • This Beaumont is located in Powhatan County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Beaumont.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Beaumont is located in King County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Beaumont.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Beaumont is located in Racine County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Beaumont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaumont ...

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.

  • Carbondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carbondale is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Clearview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clearview is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Elliottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elliottville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Fisher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fisher is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Goose Run ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Goose Run is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Run
  • Greens Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greens Run is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hocking ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hocking is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking
  • Longview Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Marydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marydale is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
  • Mineral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Redtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redtown is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Rolling Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Sugar Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Trimble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Truetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Truetown is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
    • University Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • University Heights is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Wonder Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wonder Hills is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Beaumont to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Beaumont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Beaumont 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Beaumont 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 Beaumont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3856, Longitude: -82.1382       In this case, the coordinates for Beaumont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.949 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.75 degrees.