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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.
- 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:
- 40.753915, -80.317996
- 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 Falls
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Beaver Falls is near Lawrence County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Falls
Communities Also Named Beaver Falls ...
We found four communities that are also named Beaver Falls.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beaver Falls is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located 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 2,498 miles [4,020.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Beaver County.
- British Columbia
- This Beaver Falls lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Beaver County.
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Beaver Falls is located in Renville County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Falls that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Beaver Falls.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Beaver Falls is located in Lewis County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Falls that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis 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.
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Celia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celia is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
- Doctor Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doctor Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Josephtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Josephtown is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
- Marion Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Park Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park Gate is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Gate
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
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 city 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:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Falls to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Beaver Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7539, Longitude: -80.3180 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.456 degrees. |
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