Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beechwood Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood Trails and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beechwood Trails
- 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 Beechwood Trails:
- 40.023675, -82.650722
- 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 Beechwood Trails
- 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Beechwood Trails is near Franklin County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood Trails ...
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.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Beech ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Fursville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Outville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Panhandle Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panhandle Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
- Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
- Sandstone Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
- Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
- Summit Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Sunshine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
- Union Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Wooded Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
How Far From Beechwood Trails 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 community such as Beechwood Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beechwood Trails and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beechwood Trails to Newark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood Trails. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Beechwood Trails) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood Trails. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0237, Longitude: -82.6507 In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood Trails have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beechwood Trails to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.772 degrees. |