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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Dam
- 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:
- 34.539583, -81.545102
- 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.
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Beaver Dam is near Newberry County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beaver Dam ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Beaver Dam.
Within South Carolina, the name Beaver Dam is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout 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 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union 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 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union 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 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union 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 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union County.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Salem County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union 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 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union 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.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Erie County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the north of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie 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 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaver Dam that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Beaver Dam.
- Arizona
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.
- David Sims Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Sims Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
- David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Fishdam Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam Ferry
- Fishdam Ferry is located in Chester County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Herbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Jones Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Union County
- Pride ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Red Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Red Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rogers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
- Rogers Ferry is located in Union County
- Shady Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Union County
- Tuckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
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:
- Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Dam to Union, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Dam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5396, Longitude: -81.5451 In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Dam 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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 Dam 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 310.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.913 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.975 degrees. |