Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beaveroaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaveroaks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beaveroaks

• 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 Beaveroaks:
  • 32.853750, -83.812406
  • 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 Beaveroaks

• 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Beaveroaks is near Monroe County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Beaveroaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaveroaks ...

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.

• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherokee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Christophers Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Christophers Cove is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Cove
• Dixie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Kings Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kings Cove is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Rockmill ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rockmill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmill
• Trails End
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Trails End is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End

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

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Beaveroaks to Macon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'