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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Island 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 Island:
    • 36.460138, -79.990043
    • 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 Island
  • 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 Island ...

We found one communities that share the name Beaver Island.

Within North Carolina, the name Beaver Island is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Beaver Island in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Beaver Island #
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=36.460138&lon=-79.990043&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Beaver Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Island ...

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.

  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Stokes County
  • Dan Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
    • Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Deep Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
    • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Stokes County
  • Dodgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
    • Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
  • Idol Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idol Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
    • Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Matrimony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
    • Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
  • Price
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Rockingham County
  • Sandy Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Beaver Island and extending to:

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Island to Wentworth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4601, Longitude: -79.9900       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Island 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 309.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.156 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.786 degrees.









 

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