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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 Beckwith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beckwith 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 Beckwith:
- 36.206262, -86.459311
- 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 Beckwith
- 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Beckwith is near Sumner County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Beckwith
Communities Also Named Beckwith ...
We found ten communities that are also named Beckwith.
Within Tennessee, the name Beckwith is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Beckwith [Plumas County].
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Beckwith [Vermilion County].
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Beckwith is located in Jefferson County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beckwith.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Beckwith is located in Beaufort County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the east of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Beckwith.
- Nova Scotia
- This Beckwith lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- Oklahoma
- Delaware County
- This Beckwith is located in Delaware County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the west of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Beckwith.
- Ontario
- This Beckwith lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Beckwith is located in Fayette County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Beckwith.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Beckwith is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beckwith that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Beckwith.
- Uinta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Beckwith [Uinta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beckwith ...
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.
- Cairo Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Denny Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunters Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Leeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Mount Juliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Settlers Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Knob is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Knob
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
How Far From Beckwith to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beckwith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beckwith and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beckwith to Lebanon, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beckwith 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beckwith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beckwith 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 Beckwith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2063, Longitude: -86.4593 In this case, the coordinates for Beckwith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.541 degrees. |
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