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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Island

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beaver Island

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Beaver Island is near Stokes County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Beaver Island

Communities Also Named Beaver Island ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Buffalo is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Dan Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
• Deep Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Delta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Dodgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
• Idol Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
• Matrimony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
• Price
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Price is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Sandy Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beaver Island and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Island to Wentworth, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'