Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beazley Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beazley Ford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beazley Ford

• 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 Beazley Ford:
  • 37.358760, -78.554723
  • 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 Beazley Ford

• 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 Prince Edward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
  • Since Beazley Ford is near Appomattox County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Beazley Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beazley Ford ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Curdsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
• Elam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elam is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fore Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fore Store is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Store
• Hixburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
• Hurtsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
• Reeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Reeds is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Shields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shields is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Tuggle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle

How Far From Beazley Ford 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 Beazley Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beazley Ford and extending to:

• Farmville, which is the Seat of Prince Edward County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beazley Ford to Farmville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'