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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 Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Brook 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 Brook:
    • 42.263982, -71.828683
    • 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 Beaver Brook
  • 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 Beaver Brook ...

We found eight communities that share the name Beaver Brook.

There are two communities within Massachusetts that are also named Beaver Brook.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Essex County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Beaver Brook [Essex County].
    • Middlesex 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 Massachusetts community of Beaver Brook [Middlesex County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Beaver Brook [New Castle County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beaver Brook lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beaver Brook that is located in Worcester County.
    • New York
      • Sullivan 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 New York community of Beaver Brook [Sullivan County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Beaver Brook lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Beaver Brook that is located in Worcester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Beaver Brook is located in Luzerne County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Beaver Brook that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Beaver Brook.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washburn County
      • This Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Beaver Brook that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washburn County community of Beaver Brook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Brook ...

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.

  • Burncoat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burncoat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
    • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
  • Cherry Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
  • Heard Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard Street have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
    • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
  • Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jamesville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • June Street
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Street have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
    • June Street is located in Worcester County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
  • Rice Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
    • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
  • Salisbury Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
    • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
  • University Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Worcester County
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County

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

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the East.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Brook to Boston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaver Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beaver Brook 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>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 Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2640, Longitude: -71.8287       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Beaver Brook 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 304.451 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.089 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.966 degrees.




 

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