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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beechwood 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Since Beechwood Hills is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Beechwood Hills

Communities Also Named Beechwood Hills ...

We found three communities that are also named Beechwood Hills.

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

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located 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)
    • Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
  • Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clay is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • College Park is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Landmark
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Landmark is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Meadow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Poplar Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
  • Rainbow Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sunny Banks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Whetstone Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Beechwood 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.26 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.764 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees.