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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Springs 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 Springs:
    • 46.049021, -122.948259
    • 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 Springs
  • 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 Springs ...

We found one communities that share the name Beaver Springs.

Within Oregon, the name Beaver Springs is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Beaver Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Snyder County
      • This Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County and lies 2,291 miles [3,687 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Springs that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Beaver Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Springs ...

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.

  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apiary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County
  • Deer Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Terrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
    • Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Fern Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
    • Fern Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <3>
  • Longview Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Longview Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
    • Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Rocky Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Rose Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Swedetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Swedetown is located in Columbia County
  • Trojan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Trojan is located in Columbia County

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

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

  • Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Springs to Saint Helens, 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.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). 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 2,355 miles [3,790 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0490, Longitude: -122.9483    
<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 Springs 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 341.306 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.856 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.268 degrees.









 

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