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:
- 40.846705, -91.208482
- 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 Des Moines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Des Moines County
- Since Beaverdale is near Henderson County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Beaverdale.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Beaverdale [Polk County].
- Polk County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Whitfield County
- This Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaverdale that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Beaverdale.
- Ontario
- This Beaverdale lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beaverdale that is located in Des Moines County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Beaverdale is located in Cambria County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<2> to the east of the Beaverdale that is located in Des Moines 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east of the Beaverdale that is located in Des Moines County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Beaverdale.
- Georgia
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.
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <4>
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Gulf Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Heapsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heapsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heapsville
- Heapsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Prairie Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Silver Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Skunk River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skunk River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
- Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Yellow Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County (IL)
How Far From Beaverdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Des Moines County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beaverdale to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 40.8467, Longitude: -91.2085 In this case, the coordinates for Beaverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.817 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.912 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.614 degrees. |