We found one communities that share the name Beechy.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Beechy is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, there is another community also named Beechy in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Greenup County
This Beechy is located in Greenup County and lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Beechy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechy ...
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.
Beaver Flat (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Flat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 village such as Beechy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechy and extending to:
Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Beechy to Regina, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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- Beechy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8833, Longitude: -107.3833
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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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 Beechy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.923 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.956 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.665 degrees.