Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beach Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beach Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beach Lake

• 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 Beach Lake:
  • 41.601755, -75.149894
  • 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 Beach Lake

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Beach Lake is near Sullivan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Beach Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach Lake ...

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.

• Bethany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
• Cherry Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Damascus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Fallsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fallsdale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
• Fawn Lake Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
• Hunts Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
• Indian Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
• Lava
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
• Masthope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Masthope is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
• Masthope Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
• Narrowsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Narrowsburg is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrowsburg <1>
• Tanners Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beach Lake and extending to:

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Beach Lake to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'