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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 Beverly Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beverly Heights 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 Beverly Heights:
- 40.405924, -76.474685
- 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 Beverly Heights
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Beverly Heights is near Berks County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Beverly Heights
Communities Also Named Beverly Heights ...
We found nine communities that are also named Beverly Heights.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Beverly Heights.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Berks County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Beverly Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Beverly Heights.
- Oconee County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Beverly Heights.
- Richmond County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Richmond County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Beverly Heights.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Iredell County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Beverly Heights.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Davidson County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Beverly Heights.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Campbell County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Beverly Heights.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Beverly Heights is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Beverly Heights.
- Salem City
- This Beverly Heights is located in Salem City and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest of the Beverly Heights that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Beverly Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Heights ...
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.
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lickdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Mount Ararat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Pansy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Shirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirksville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirksville
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Union Water Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
How Far From Beverly Heights 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 Beverly Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beverly Heights and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Beverly Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beverly Heights) 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 Beverly Heights 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 Beverly Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4059, Longitude: -76.4747 In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.872 degrees. |
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