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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 Beaver Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Point 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beaver Point
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Beaver Point ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Box Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
    • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Cedar Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
    • Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
  • Ferncliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferncliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Ferncliff is located in Boulder County
  • Glen Comfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
    • Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
  • Glen Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <3>
  • Loveland Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
    • Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Lulu City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Lulu City is located in Grand County
  • Meeker Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
    • Meeker Park is located in Boulder County
  • Peaceful Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Boulder County
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Boulder County

How Far From Beaver Point 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3644, Longitude: -105.5444       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Point 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 327.003 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.662 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.206 degrees.









 

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