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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:
    • 43.887013, -75.427408
    • 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 New York, the name Beaver Falls is unique.

Beyond New York, 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 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Lewis County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Beaver Falls lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Lewis County.
    • Minnesota
      • Renville County
      • This Beaver Falls is located in Renville County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Beaver Falls.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Lewis 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.

  • Bushes Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
    • Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County
  • Crystal Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Dadville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadville
    • Dadville is located in Lewis County
  • Deer River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <3>
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
  • Forest City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Lewis County
  • High Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
    • High Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Indian River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Indian River is located in Lewis County
  • Lowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <3>
  • Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Lewis County

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:

  • Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Falls to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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: 43.8870, Longitude: -75.4274       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 306.45 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.605 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.861 degrees.









 

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