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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 Beacon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beacon Hills 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Beacon Hills
Communities Also Named Beacon Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Beacon Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Beacon Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located 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.
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)
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Covehaven Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
- Dale Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Dawnwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
- Edgelawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
- Evans Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hanging Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hemlock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
- Honeysuckle Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Locust Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Medley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Medley is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Plainview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Willow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Beacon Hills 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 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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.712 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.514 degrees. |
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