Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaverdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaverdale
- 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 Beaverdale:
- 34.921189, -84.842442
- 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 Beaverdale
- 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Beaverdale is near Murray County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- eBird sighting report for Bradley 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beaverdale ...
We found five communities that share the name Beaverdale.
Within Georgia, the name Beaverdale is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- This Beaverdale is located in Des Moines County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaverdale that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Beaverdale.
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Beaverdale [Polk County].
- Ontario
- This Beaverdale lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beaverdale that is located in Whitfield County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Beaverdale is located in Cambria County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaverdale that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Beaverdale.
- Northumberland County
- This Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northeast of the Beaverdale that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Beaverdale.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverdale ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
- Dawnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Earnest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Edgar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gap Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Spring
- Gap Spring is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Gregory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Ruralvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Temple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Beaverdale 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 Beaverdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaverdale and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaverdale to Dalton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaverdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whitfield County: www.whitfieldcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beaverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9212, Longitude: -84.8424 In this case, the coordinates for Beaverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beaverdale 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Beaverdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.205 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.182 degrees. |