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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 Beechwood Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beechwood Farms:
    • 37.675700, -77.428871
    • 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 Beechwood Farms
  • 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
    • Since Beechwood Farms is near Henrico County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Beechwood Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood Farms ...

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.

  • Ashcake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
  • French Hay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • French Hay is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Holly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Kings Charter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kings Charter is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
  • Kingswood Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingswood Court is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Court
  • Lewistown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Longdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Longdale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Mimosa Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
  • Patrick Henry Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Poindexters
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Poindexters is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexters
    • Quail Walk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Randolph Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Randolph Ridge is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Ridge
    • Robin Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Yellow Tavern
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Tavern is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tavern

How Far From Beechwood Farms 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 Beechwood Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beechwood Farms and extending to:

  • Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Beechwood Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 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 from Point A (ie- Beechwood Farms) 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 Beechwood Farms 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 Beechwood Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6757, Longitude: -77.4289       In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.188 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.335 degrees.