Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Beaver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver
- 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 Beaver:
- 66.359248, -147.398250
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beaver
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beaver ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Beaver.
Within Alaska, the name Beaver is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 42 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barton County
- This Beaver is located in Barton County and lies 2,683 miles [4,317.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Beaver.
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Cowley County].
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Osborne County].
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Rawlins County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Sedgwick County].
- Sheridan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Sheridan County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish
- This Beaver is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 3,323 miles [5,347.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Beaver.
- Saint Landry Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Beaver [Saint Landry Parish].
- Manitoba
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beaver [Alger County].
- Bay County
- This Beaver is located in Bay County and lies 2,779 miles [4,472.4 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Beaver.
- Delta County
- This Beaver is located in Delta County and lies 2,566 miles [4,129.6 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Beaver.
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beaver [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Beaver [Douglas County].
- Phelps County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Beaver [Phelps County].
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Beaver is located in Beaver County and lies 3,059 miles [4,923 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Beaver.
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Chester County].
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Dauphin County].
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Huntingdon County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Anderson County
- Although located in Anderson County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Beaver.
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Beaver [Wichita County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Beaver is located in Nicholas County and lies 3,188 miles [5,130.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Beaver.
- Raleigh County
- This Beaver is located in Raleigh County and lies 3,210 miles [5,166 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Beaver.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
How Far From Beaver 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 Beaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,255 miles [5,238.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 128 days and walking would take 185 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 66.3592, Longitude: -147.3982 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Beaver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Beaver, 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 Beaver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 2.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 6.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.232 degrees. |