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Communities Also Named Beaverdam ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Beaverdam.

Within Alberta, the name Beaverdam is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett 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 Georgia community of Beaverdam [Gwinnett 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 Beaverdam [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Beaverdam.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Ripley County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Beaverdam.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Beaverdam.
      • Halifax County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Halifax County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Beaverdam.
      • Haywood 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 North Carolina community of Beaverdam [Haywood County].
      • Union 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 North Carolina community of Beaverdam [Union County].
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Allen County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Beaverdam.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Centre County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Beaverdam.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Beaverdam.
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Bowie County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Beaverdam.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Beaverdam.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Hanover County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Beaverdam.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Wirt County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Beaverdam.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverdam ...

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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Beaver River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Big Meadow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Meadow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • Gurneyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurneyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
  • Happy Hollow
    (22 miles [35.4 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:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Hoselaw
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoselaw came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoselaw
  • Medley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Mudie Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mudie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudie Lake
  • Pelican Narrows
    (23 miles [37 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:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Narrows
  • Pierceland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceland <5>

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beaverdam to Edmonton, with an average speed<6>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 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 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 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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

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 Beaverdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Beaverdam 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaverdam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaverdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.2036, Longitude: -110.3067    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beaverdam 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 331.246 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.905 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.893 degrees.




 

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