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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 Beaverdam Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaverdam Lake 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 Beaverdam Lake:
    • 41.448983, -74.114372
    • 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 Beaverdam Lake
  • 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 Beaverdam Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Beaverdam Lake.

Within New York, the name Beaverdam Lake is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Beaverdam Lake in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Beaverdam Lake lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaverdam Lake that is located in Orange County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverdam Lake ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <3>
  • Cornwall Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
    • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Firthcliffe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firthcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
    • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
  • Little Britain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Maybrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <3>
  • Meadow Winds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
    • Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Mountain Lodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
    • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mountainville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Tavern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
      • Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <3>
    • Rural Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
      • Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Salisbury Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Mills
      • Salisbury Mills is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury Mills <3>
    • Vails Gate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
      • Vails Gate is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <3>
    • Vails Gate Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
      • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County

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

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

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaverdam Lake to Goshen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 234 miles [376.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaverdam Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaverdam Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4490, Longitude: -74.1144    
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Beaverdam Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.927 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.619 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.378 degrees.




 

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