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Communities Also Named Beaver River ...

We found three communities that share the name Beaver River.

Within Alberta, the name Beaver River is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, three are located in Canada and one is in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Beaver River is located in Herkimer County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Beaver River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Beaver River lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • Saskatchewan
      • 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 Saskatchewan community of Beaver River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver River ...

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.

  • Beaver Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Beaverdam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Big Meadow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Meadow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • Gurneyville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurneyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
  • Happy Hollow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Iron River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Medley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Mudie Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mudie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudie Lake
  • Pelican Narrows
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Narrows
  • Pierceland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceland <4>

How Far From Beaver River 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 Beaver River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver River to Edmonton, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.3700, Longitude: -110.2708    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 River 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.215 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.887 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.834 degrees.









 

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