Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beacon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beacon Hills
- 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 Beacon Hills:
- 37.322357, -80.010874
- 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 Beacon Hills
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Beacon Hills is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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 Beacon Hills ...
We found six communities that share the name Beacon Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Beacon Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beacon Hills.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Duval County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Beacon Hills.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Beacon Hills.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Caldwell County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Beacon Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Beacon Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Beacon Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the west of the Beacon Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Beacon Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beacon Hills ...
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.
- Captains Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Covehaven Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covehaven Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
- Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
- Dale Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Dawnwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawnwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
- Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
- Edgelawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Evans Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
- Hanging Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
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- Hemlock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
- Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Honeysuckle Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Locust Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Medley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Willow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Hemlock Hills
How Far From Beacon Hills 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 Beacon Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beacon Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beacon Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beacon Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Beacon Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beacon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3224, Longitude: -80.0109 In this case, the coordinates for Beacon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Beacon Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.514 degrees. |