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Communities Also Named Beaver Lake ...

We found six communities that share the name Beaver Lake.

Within British Columbia, the name Beaver Lake is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, three are located in Canada and four are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Beaver Lake lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Michigan
      • Ogemaw 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 Lake [Ogemaw County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham 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 Hampshire community of Beaver Lake [Rockingham County].
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Beaver Lake is located in Sussex County and lies 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Beaver Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Beaver Lake lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Beaver Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Lake ...

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.

  • Glen Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
  • Goldstream
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstream
  • Gordon Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head
  • James Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Bay
  • Keating
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Marigold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Millstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Oak Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <4>
  • Royal Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Strawberry Vale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Vale
  • View Royal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <4>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 127 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 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 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Beaver Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5083, Longitude: -123.3917    
<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 Lake 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 Lake 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 341.793 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.537 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.391 degrees.




 

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