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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 Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Dam and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dam:
- 41.925896, -79.749589
- 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 Dam
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Beaver Dam is near Chautauqua County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Dam
Communities Also Named Beaver Dam ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Beaver Dam.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beaver Dam is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Mohave County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Beaver Dam.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Beaver Dam.
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Beaver Dam.
- Maine
- York 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 Maine community of Beaver Dam [York County].
- Maryland
- Worcester 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 Maryland community of Beaver Dam [Worcester County].
- Mississippi
- Tunica 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 Mississippi community of Beaver Dam [Tunica County].
- New Brunswick
- This Beaver Dam lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Salem County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Beaver Dam.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Albany County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Beaver Dam.
- Orange 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 New York community of Beaver Dam [Orange County].
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Beaver Dam.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Union County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Beaver Dam.
- Tennessee
- Jefferson 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 Tennessee community of Beaver Dam [Jefferson County].
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Beaver Dam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Dam ...
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.
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- New Ireland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Ireland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Ranges Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ranges Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranges Corners
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
How Far From Beaver Dam 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 Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Dam and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Dam to Erie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Dam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dam 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 Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Beaver Dam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9259, Longitude: -79.7496 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.347 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.559 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.753 degrees. |
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