Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beaver Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Point

• 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 Point:
  • 40.364428, -105.544444
  • 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 Beaver Point

• 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
  • Since Beaver Point is near Boulder County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Beaver Point

Communities Also Named Beaver Point ...

We found one communities that are also named Beaver Point.

Within Colorado, the name Beaver Point is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Beaver Point in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Beaver Point lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Point that is located in Larimer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Point ...

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.

• Big Elk Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
• Box Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
• Cedar Cove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Ferncliff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ferncliff is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Glen Comfort
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
• Glen Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
• Loveland Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
• Lulu City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lulu City is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
• Meeker Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meeker Park is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
• Peaceful Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Raymond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Raymond is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond

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

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

• Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Point to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'