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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 Beavertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beavertown 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 Beavertown:
    • 40.751747, -77.169152
    • 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 Beavertown
  • 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
    • Since Beavertown is near Juniata County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Beavertown

Communities Also Named Beavertown ...

We found seven communities that are also named Beavertown.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Beavertown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Blair County
      • This Beavertown is located in Blair County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beavertown that is located in Snyder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Beavertown.
    • Huntingdon County
      • This Beavertown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beavertown that is located in Snyder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Beavertown.
    • York County
      • This Beavertown is located in York County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south of the Beavertown that is located in Snyder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Beavertown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Beavertown is located in Montgomery County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west of the Beavertown that is located in Snyder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Beavertown.
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Beavertown.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beavertown.
      • Washington County
      • This Beavertown is located in Washington County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the west southwest of the Beavertown that is located in Snyder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beavertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beavertown ...

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 Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
  • Coon Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
  • Crossgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
  • Glen Iron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glen Iron is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
  • Kissimmee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kissimmee is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
  • Laurel Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Park is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Maze
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maze is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
  • Middle Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
  • Pardee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pardee is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
  • Stony Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stony Run is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

How Far From Beavertown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beavertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Beavertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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- Beavertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Beavertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Beavertown 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 Beavertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7517, Longitude: -77.1692       In this case, the coordinates for Beavertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.668 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.038 degrees.