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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Hills 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 Hills:
    • 33.917325, -84.126026
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Beaver Hills is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Hills ...

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.

  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Covered Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Cricket Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Emerald Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Four Winds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Indian Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Lester Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Mountain Brooke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
    • Murphyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
    • Pebble Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Plantation Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Regency Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • River Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
    • River Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
    • Rivermist
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Sweet Water
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Yellow River ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River

How Far From Beaver Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beaver Hills and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 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 Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9173, Longitude: -84.1260       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.106 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.532 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.143 degrees.