Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beechcliff:
  • 40.446457, -80.193114
  • 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 Beechcliff

• 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Since Beechcliff is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Beechcliff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechcliff ...

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.

• Champion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Champion is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Fairywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
• Federal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Federal is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
• Forest Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Gayly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
• Gregg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregg is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
• Haysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Imperial
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Imperial is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <1>
• Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Moon Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
• Noblestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
• Sturgeon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sturgeon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <1>
• Windgap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap

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

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

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beechcliff to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'