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34.083485, -80.726197
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We found 29 communities that share the name Beaver Creek.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Beaver Creek.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Anderson County
This Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Beaver Creek.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dale 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 Alabama community of Beaver Creek [Dale County].
British Columbia
This Beaver Creek lies 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
Colorado
Eagle County
This Beaver Creek is located in Eagle County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Beaver Creek.
Fremont 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 Colorado community of Beaver Creek [Fremont County].
Florida
Okaloosa County
This Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Beaver Creek.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Beaver Creek.
Houston County
This Beaver Creek is located in Houston County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west southwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Beaver Creek.
Newton County
This Beaver Creek is located in Newton County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beaver Creek.
Illinois
Bond County
This Beaver Creek is located in Bond County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Beaver Creek.
Lake County
This Beaver Creek is located in Lake County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beaver Creek.
Kansas
Cloud 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 Kansas community of Beaver Creek [Cloud County].
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver Creek [Lincoln County].
Kentucky
Pike County
This Beaver Creek is located in Pike County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Beaver Creek.
Manitoba
This Beaver Creek lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
Maryland
Washington County
This Beaver Creek is located in Washington County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beaver Creek.
Minnesota
Rock County
This Beaver Creek is located in Rock County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Beaver Creek.
Mississippi
Madison County
This Beaver Creek is located in Madison County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Beaver Creek.
Montana
Fergus County
This Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Beaver Creek.
Hill County
This Beaver Creek is located in Hill County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km] to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Beaver Creek.
Lewis and Clark County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lewis and Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Beaver Creek.
North Carolina
Ashe County
This Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Beaver Creek.
Cumberland County
This Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Beaver Creek.
North Dakota
Mercer 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 North Dakota community of Beaver Creek [Mercer County].
Ohio
Henry County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Beaver Creek.
Saskatchewan
This Beaver Creek lies 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
Wisconsin
Jackson 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 Wisconsin community of Beaver Creek [Jackson County].
Wyoming
Teton County
This Beaver Creek is located in Teton County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Beaver Creek.
Yukon
This Beaver Creek lies 3,215 miles [5,174 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Creek ...
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.
Cedar Creek (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Beaver Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Creek and extending to:
Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Creek to Camden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0835, Longitude: -80.7262 In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Creek 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.149 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.304 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.792 degrees.