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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Valley 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 Valley:
    • 39.839278, -75.564093
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Beaver Valley is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Valley

Communities Also Named Beaver Valley ...

We found six communities that are also named Beaver Valley.

Within Delaware, the name Beaver Valley is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Beaver Valley [Saint Clair County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Beaver Valley [Cook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beaver Valley that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Beaver Valley.
      • Columbia County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northwest of the Beaver Valley that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Beaver Valley.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beaver Valley lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beaver Valley that is located in New Castle County.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beaver Valley that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Beaver Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Valley ...

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.

  • Beau Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
  • Birch Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
  • Blue Ball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Booths Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
  • Boulder Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brandywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Brookcroft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
  • Burnt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Cedartree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Concord Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord Hunt is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Hunt
  • Delaware Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Elam
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
    • Fairville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Fieldpoint
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Fieldpoint is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldpoint
    • Fox Lair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Fox Lair is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lair
    • Galewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Green Acres
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
    • Gristmill Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
    • Grubbs Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
    • Gumwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
    • Heartsease
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Heartsease is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartsease
    • Heatherbrooke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Henry Clay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • Hiddencreek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
    • Holiday Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Keepsake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Keepsake is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepsake
    • Kings Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Liftwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Log Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Lynnfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Maplechase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Owls Nest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Painters Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Painters Crossroads is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Crossroads
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Seal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Seal is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
    • Swallow Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Walnut Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Windy Bush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Valley to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 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 Beaver Valley 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beaver Valley 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 Beaver Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8393, Longitude: -75.5641       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.95 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.519 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.713 degrees.