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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 Beech Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beech Run:
- 39.537030, -79.660885
- 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 Beech Run
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Beech Run is near Garrett County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Beech Run
Communities Also Named Beech Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Beech Run.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Beech Run.
Beyond West Virginia.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Beech Run [Randolph County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Run ...
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.
- Bull Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Heathers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Herring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Kanes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sugar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Valley Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
How Far From Beech Run 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 Beech Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Beech Run and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 133 miles [214 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Beech Run to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beech Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Beech Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beech Run 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 Beech Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5370, Longitude: -79.6609 In this case, the coordinates for Beech Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.282 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.603 degrees. |
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