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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 Beaverdam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaverdam 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 Beaverdam:
    • 33.636501, -94.671321
    • 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 Beaverdam
  • 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
    • Since Beaverdam is near McCurtain County and also Red River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCurtain County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Beaverdam

Communities Also Named Beaverdam ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Beaverdam.

Within Texas, the name Beaverdam is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Beaverdam lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Beaverdam [Gwinnett County].
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Beaverdam [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Beaverdam.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Ripley County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Beaverdam.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Beaverdam.
      • Halifax County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Halifax County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Beaverdam.
      • Haywood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Beaverdam [Haywood County].
      • Union 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 North Carolina community of Beaverdam [Union County].
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Allen County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Beaverdam.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Centre County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Beaverdam.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Cherokee County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the east of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Beaverdam.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Beaverdam.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Hanover County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Beaverdam.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt County
      • This Beaverdam is located in Wirt County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaverdam that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Beaverdam.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaverdam ...

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.

  • America
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • America is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
  • English
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • English is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Goodlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goodlake is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlake
  • Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Lydia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lydia is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Malta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Moon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moon is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pine Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Springs is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Tuckers Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner

How Far From Beaverdam 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 Beaverdam to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaverdam to Boston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Beaverdam) 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 Beaverdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Beaverdam 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Beaverdam 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 Beaverdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6365, Longitude: -94.6713       In this case, the coordinates for Beaverdam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.065 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.604 degrees.