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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 Beaverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaverton 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 Beaverton:
    • 33.935411, -88.021777
    • 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 Beaverton
  • 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
    • Since Beaverton is near Marion County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Beaverton

Communities Also Named Beaverton ...

We found nine communities that are also named Beaverton.

Within Alabama, the name Beaverton is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Beaverton [Boone County].
    • Kansas
      • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaverton [Miami County].
      • Rawlins County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Rawlins County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Beaverton.
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This Beaverton is located in Gladwin County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Beaverton that is located in Lamar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Beaverton.
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This Beaverton is located in Valley County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Beaverton that is located in Lamar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Beaverton.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Beaverton.
    • Ontario
      • This Beaverton lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Beaverton that is located in Lamar County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Beaverton is located in Washington County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Beaverton that is located in Lamar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beaverton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Beaverton is located in Clearfield County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beaverton that is located in Lamar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Beaverton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverton ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Crews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crews is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
  • Hays Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hays Ford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Ford
  • Henson Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henson Springs is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Springs
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Pikeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pikeville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pine Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Springs is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Twin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Wayside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayside is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Beaverton 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 town such as Beaverton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Vernon, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaverton to Vernon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Beaverton 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.
<2>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 Beaverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Beaverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beaverton 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 Beaverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9354, Longitude: -88.0218       In this case, the coordinates for Beaverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.443 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.232 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.706 degrees.