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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 Beechmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechmont 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 Beechmont:
- 40.392847, -80.159779
- 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 Beechmont
- 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 Beechmont 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 Beechmont
Communities Also Named Beechmont ...
We found five communities that are also named Beechmont.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beechmont is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Beechmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beechmont that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beechmont.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Beechmont is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the west southwest of the Beechmont that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Beechmont.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Beechmont is located in Westchester County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east of the Beechmont that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Beechmont.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Beechmont.
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Beechmont is located in Newport News City and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beechmont that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Beechmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechmont ...
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.
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Federal
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Gayly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Gregg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Muse Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Muse Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- National Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- National Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
- Noblestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Presto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
How Far From Beechmont 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 Beechmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechmont and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beechmont to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> 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 172 miles [276.8 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beechmont) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Beechmont 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 Beechmont 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 Beechmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3928, Longitude: -80.1598 In this case, the coordinates for Beechmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.713 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.516 degrees. |
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