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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:
- 38.689275, -80.120352
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Beech Run is near Upshur County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 ...
- Preston County
- This Beech Run is located in Preston County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beech Run that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Beech Run.
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.
- Blue Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
- Chemical ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemical is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemical
- Czar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Czar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Elkwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Florence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Lee Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Palace Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silica is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Spangler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
How Far From Beech Run 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 Beech Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Beech Run once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beech Run and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beech Run to Elkins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Beech Run) 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> | 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. |
| <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: 38.6893, Longitude: -80.1204 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 309.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.10 degrees. |
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