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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 Beechgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechgrove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beechgrove:
- 39.989494, -84.616066
- 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 Beechgrove
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Beechgrove is near Preble County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Beechgrove
Communities Also Named Beechgrove ...
We found one communities that are also named Beechgrove.
Within Ohio, the name Beechgrove is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Beechgrove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Beechgrove is located in Coffee County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beechgrove that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Beechgrove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechgrove ...
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.
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Fourmans Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Frys Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frys Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ithaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Steel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Weavers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Beechgrove 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 Beechgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechgrove and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beechgrove to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beechgrove 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 Beechgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9895, Longitude: -84.6161 In this case, the coordinates for Beechgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.685 degrees. |
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