Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bealers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bealers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bealers Ferry
- 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 Bealers Ferry:
- 38.749283, -78.427507
- 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 Bealers Ferry
- 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Page County
- Since Bealers Ferry is near Shenandoah County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bealers Ferry ...
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.
- Big Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Page County
- Burners Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burners Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burners Ford
- Burners Ford is located in Page County
- Cavetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
- Fourway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Kings Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
- Leaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Overall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Panorama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Red Banks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Seven Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Fountains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Spring View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
- Spring View is located in Page County
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- Stony Man
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Whitehouse Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
- Whitehouse Landing is located in Page County
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Page County
- Stony Man
How Far From Bealers Ferry 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 Bealers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bealers Ferry and extending to:
- Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bealers Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bealers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bealers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bealers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7493, Longitude: -78.4275 In this case, the coordinates for Bealers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bealers Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.362 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.356 degrees. |