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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 Beta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beta 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 Beta:
- 35.426495, -84.870523
- 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 Beta
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Beta is near McMinn County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Beta
Communities Also Named Beta ...
We found four communities that are also named Beta.
Within Tennessee, the name Beta is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Logan County
- This Beta is located in Logan County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beta that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Beta.
- Prowers County
- This Beta is located in Prowers County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the west northwest of the Beta that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Beta.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Beta is located in Jackson County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beta that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Beta.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Beta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beta ...
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.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Brittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Cotton Port Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
- Folger ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Harbor Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hillsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsview is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Tucker Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
How Far From Beta 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 Beta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beta and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beta to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Beta 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 Beta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4265, Longitude: -84.8705 In this case, the coordinates for Beta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.066 degrees. |
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