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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechwood Hills 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 Hills:
    • 37.342087, -79.243358
    • 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 Beechwood Hills
  • 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 Beechwood Hills ...

We found three communities that share the name Beechwood Hills.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Beechwood Hills.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Arlington County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Beechwood Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Beechwood Hills.
      • Douglas County
      • This Beechwood Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the southwest of the Beechwood Hills that is located in Campbell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Beechwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood 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.

  • Brush Tavern
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
    • Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
  • Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Bedford County
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Lynchburg City
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
    • Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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 Bedford County
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
  • Landmark
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark is located in Campbell County
  • Meadow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
    • Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
  • Poplar Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
    • Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Rainbow Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
    • Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Sunny Banks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
      • Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Whetstone Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
      • Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beechwood Hills and extending to:

  • Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beechwood Hills to Rustburg, with an average speed<4> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beechwood Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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- Beechwood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3421, Longitude: -79.2434       In this case, the coordinates for Beechwood 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.26 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees.









 

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