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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 Beaver Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam:
    • 36.911076, -113.935734
    • 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 Dam
  • 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 Dam ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Beaver Dam.

Within Arizona, the name Beaver Dam is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Beaver Dam.
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Beaver Dam.
    • Maine
      • York 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 Maine community of Beaver Dam [York County].
    • Maryland
      • Worcester 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 Maryland community of Beaver Dam [Worcester County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica 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 Mississippi community of Beaver Dam [Tunica County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beaver Dam lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Salem County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Beaver Dam.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Albany County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Beaver Dam.
      • Orange 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 New York community of Beaver Dam [Orange County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Beaver Dam.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Erie County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Beaver Dam.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Union County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beaver Dam.
    • Tennessee
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Beaver Dam [Jefferson County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Beaver Dam.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Dam ...

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.

  • Gunlock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Littlefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mesquite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Price City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
    • Price City is located in Washington County (UT)
    • Price City has also been known as:
    • Price
  • Shivwits
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
    • Shivwits is located in Washington County (UT)

How Far From Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kingman, which is the Seat of Mohave County, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Dam to Kingman, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Dam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Beaver Dam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9111, Longitude: -113.9357    
<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 Dam 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 county. 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 Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Dam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.121 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.586 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.141 degrees.




 

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