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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:
    • 47.846485, -122.303743
    • 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
    • Since Beverly Acres is near Pierce County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Beverly Acres

Communities Also Named Beverly Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Beverly Acres.

Within Washington, the name Beverly Acres is unique.

Beyond Washington, 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 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beverly Acres that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Beverly Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Beverly Acres is located in Chesterfield County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the east of the Beverly Acres that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield 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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Echo Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Echo Lake is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Firdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Firdale is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
  • Harbour Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
  • Intercity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Intercity is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
  • Lake Stickney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
  • Martha Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
  • Meadowdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Murphys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
  • Nelsons Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
  • Picnic Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Picnic Point is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picnic Point
  • Possession
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Possession is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possession
  • Serene
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Serene is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
  • Thrashers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner

How Far From Beverly Acres 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 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:

  • Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beverly Acres to Everett, 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.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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: 47.8465, Longitude: -122.3037       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 340.861 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.426 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.722 degrees.