Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaumont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaumont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaumont
- 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 Beaumont:
- 30.083726, -94.135842
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beaumont
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Beaumont is near Orange County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beaumont ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Beaumont.
Within Texas, the name Beaumont is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, fifteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Beaumont lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Beaumont is located in Riverside County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Beaumont.
- San Bernardino County
- 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 California community of Beaumont [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Beaumont is located in Butler County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Beaumont.
- Cherokee County
- 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 Kansas community of Beaumont [Cherokee County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Beaumont lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the north of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- Mississippi
- New Brunswick
- This Beaumont lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Beaumont lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- 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 North Carolina community of Beaumont [Chatham County].
- Henderson County
- This Beaumont is located in Henderson County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Beaumont.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Beaumont lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- 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 Virginia community of Beaumont [Goochland County].
- Powhatan County
- This Beaumont is located in Powhatan County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaumont that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Beaumont.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaumont ...
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.
- Cheek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Echo Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
- Echo Forest is located in Orange County
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hebert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Rose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Beaumont 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 city such as Beaumont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaumont and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beaumont to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,615 miles [9,036.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaumont: www.cityofbeaumont.com/
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Beaumont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaumont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0837, Longitude: -94.1358 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beaumont 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Beaumont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.849 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.684 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.816 degrees. |