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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 Beaverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaverton 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 Beaverton:
    • 48.423614, -107.253970
    • 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 Beaverton
  • 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Valley County
    • Since Beaverton is near Phillips County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Beaverton ...

We found nine communities that share the name Beaverton.

Within Montana, the name Beaverton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lamar County
      • This Beaverton is located in Lamar County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beaverton that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Beaverton.
    • Illinois
      • Boone 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 Illinois community of Beaverton [Boone County].
    • Kansas
      • Miami 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 Kansas community of Beaverton [Miami County].
      • Rawlins County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rawlins County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Beaverton.
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This Beaverton is located in Gladwin County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beaverton that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Beaverton.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Beaverton.
    • Ontario
      • This Beaverton lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the east of the Beaverton that is located in Valley County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Beaverton is located in Washington County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west of the Beaverton that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beaverton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Beaverton is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the east of the Beaverton that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Beaverton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverton ...

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.

  • Bone Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bone Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Crossing
    • Bone Crossing is located in Phillips County
  • Cree Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cree Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree Crossing
    • Cree Crossing is located in Phillips County
  • Jordan Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Crossing
    • Jordan Crossing is located in Phillips County
  • Malta
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
  • Miles Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
    • Miles Crossing is located in Valley County
  • Paisley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
    • Paisley is located in Valley County
  • Sleeping Buffalo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleeping Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeping Buffalo
    • Sleeping Buffalo is located in Phillips County
  • Valleytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleytown
    • Valleytown is located in Phillips County

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

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

  • Glasgow, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaverton to Glasgow, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 from Point A (ie- Beaverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4236, Longitude: -107.2540       In this case, the coordinates for Beaverton 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 Beaverton 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>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 Beaverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Beaverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.777 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.542 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.046 degrees.









 

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