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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:
39.031922, -82.825253
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We found 44 communities that share the name Beaver.
Within Ohio, the name Beaver is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 42 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Beaver lies 3,087 miles [4,968 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
Arkansas
Carroll County
This Beaver is located in Carroll County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Beaver.
Colorado
Fremont 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 Colorado community of Beaver [Fremont County].
Idaho
Bingham 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 Idaho community of Beaver [Bingham County].
Iowa
Boone County
This Beaver is located in Boone County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Beaver.
Kansas
Barton County
This Beaver is located in Barton County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Beaver.
Cowley 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 Beaver [Cowley County].
Osborne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Osborne County].
Rawlins County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Rawlins County].
Sedgwick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Sedgwick County].
Sheridan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver [Sheridan County].
Kentucky
Floyd County
This Beaver is located in Floyd County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Beaver.
Louisiana
Evangeline Parish
This Beaver is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Beaver.
Saint Landry Parish
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 Louisiana community of Beaver [Saint Landry Parish].
Manitoba
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 Manitoba community of Beaver.
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
This Beaver is located in Plymouth County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Beaver.
Michigan
Alger 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 Michigan community of Beaver [Alger County].
Bay County
This Beaver is located in Bay County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Beaver.
Delta County
This Beaver is located in Delta County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Beaver.
Marquette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beaver [Marquette County].
Minnesota
Winona County
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 Minnesota community of Beaver [Winona County].
Missouri
Douglas 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 Missouri community of Beaver [Douglas County].
Phelps County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Beaver [Phelps County].
Montana
Missoula 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 Montana community of Beaver [Missoula County].
Nevada
Elko County
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 Nevada community of Beaver [Elko County].
New Mexico
Socorro County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Socorro County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Beaver.
Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Beaver.
Oklahoma
Beaver County
This Beaver is located in Beaver County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Beaver.
Oregon
Tillamook County
This Beaver is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Beaver.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
This Beaver is located in Beaver County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Beaver.
Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Chester County].
Dauphin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Dauphin County].
Huntingdon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Beaver [Huntingdon County].
South Dakota
Miner 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 South Dakota community of Beaver [Miner County].
Tennessee
Tipton County
This Beaver is located in Tipton County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Beaver.
Texas
Anderson County
Although located in Anderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Beaver.
Wichita 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 Texas community of Beaver [Wichita County].
Utah
Beaver County
This Beaver is located in Beaver County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Beaver.
Virginia
Wythe County
This Beaver is located in Wythe County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Beaver.
Washington
Clallam County
This Beaver is located in Clallam County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Beaver.
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This Beaver is located in Nicholas County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Beaver.
Raleigh County
This Beaver is located in Raleigh County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southeast of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Beaver.
Wisconsin
Marinette County
This Beaver is located in Marinette County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Beaver.
Wyoming
Converse 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 Wyoming community of Beaver [Converse County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver ...
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.
Big Rock (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 village such as Beaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver and extending to:
Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver to Waverly City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0319, Longitude: -82.8253 In this case, the coordinates for Beaver 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Beaver 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 Beaver, 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Beaver 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 311.381 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.435 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.169 degrees.