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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 Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Cove 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 Cove:
    • 33.120122, -85.086607
    • 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 Cove
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Beaver Cove is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Cove

Communities Also Named Beaver Cove ...

We found four communities that are also named Beaver Cove.

Within Georgia, the name Beaver Cove is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Beaver Cove lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Cove that is located in Troup County.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Cove that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Beaver Cove.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Beaver Cove lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Cove that is located in Troup County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Beaver Cove lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Cove that is located in Troup County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Cove ...

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.

  • Covered Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Creek Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
  • Eagles Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Indian Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Bend is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bend
  • Meadowlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Mooty Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
  • Riverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Sunny Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • View Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Cove to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cove 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 Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1201, Longitude: -85.0866       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.634 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.706 degrees.