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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 Big Beaver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Beaver 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 Big Beaver:
- 40.824508, -80.362842
- 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 Big Beaver
- 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 Big Beaver is near Lawrence County and also Columbiana 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 Columbiana 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 Big Beaver
Communities Also Named Big Beaver ...
We found two communities that are also named Big Beaver.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Big Beaver is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Big Beaver is located in Oakland County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Beaver that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Big Beaver.
- Saskatchewan
- This Big Beaver lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Beaver that is located in Beaver County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.
- Celia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Celia is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
- Duckrun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duckrun is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lillyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Marion Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- New Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Park Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Gate is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Gate
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Possum Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Hollow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Hollow
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowtown is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowtown
- Union Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Big Beaver 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 community such as Big Beaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Beaver and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Beaver to Beaver, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). 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 220 miles [354.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Beaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Big Beaver 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 Big Beaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8245, Longitude: -80.3628 In this case, the coordinates for Big Beaver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.794 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.897 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.451 degrees. |
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