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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 Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Falls 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 Falls:
    • 44.583016, -95.047219
    • 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 Falls
  • 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 Falls ...

We found four communities that share the name Beaver Falls.

Within Minnesota, the name Beaver Falls is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Beaver Falls lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Renville County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Beaver Falls lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Renville County.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Beaver Falls is located in Lewis County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Falls that is located in Renville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Beaver Falls.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beaver Falls that is located in Renville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Beaver Falls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Falls ...

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.

  • Echo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <3>
  • Evan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hector
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <3>
  • Roseland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Sacred Heart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaforth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
    • Seaforth is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <3>
  • Sleepy Eye
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
    • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <3>
  • Wanda
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <3>
  • Wood Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people

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

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

  • Olivia, which is the Seat of Renville County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Falls to Olivia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5830, Longitude: -95.0472       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beaver Falls 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 319.559 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.549 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.715 degrees.




 

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