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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 Beverly Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beverly Acres 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 Beverly Acres:
    • 37.236262, -77.509431
    • 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 Beverly Acres
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Beverly Acres is near Dinwiddie County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg 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 Beverly Acres

Communities Also Named Beverly Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Beverly Acres.

Within Virginia, the name Beverly Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Beverly Acres is located in Knox County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west of the Beverly Acres that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beverly Acres.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Beverly Acres is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beverly Acres that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Beverly Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beverly Acres ...

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 Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • College Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Grant Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Hunters Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
  • Jack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Leader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leader is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
  • Rabbit Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
  • River View Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
  • Robertson Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
  • Sandy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Trojan Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods

How Far From Beverly Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beverly Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beverly Acres to Chesterfield, 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Beverly Acres) 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 Beverly Acres 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 Beverly Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2363, Longitude: -77.5094       In this case, the coordinates for Beverly Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.255 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.601 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.527 degrees.