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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Run 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 Run:
    • 32.544029, -84.860764
    • 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 Run
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Beaver Run is near Harris County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Run

Communities Also Named Beaver Run ...

We found one communities that are also named Beaver Run.

Within Georgia, the name Beaver Run is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Beaver Run in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Beaver Run is located in Sussex County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Run that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Beaver Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Run ...

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.

  • Candlestick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crystal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Flat Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Hearthstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hunters Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sun Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Willow Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Run to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Run) 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 Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5440, Longitude: -84.8608       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.47 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.749 degrees.