Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaver Dams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Dams and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Dams
- 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 Dams:
- 39.646989, -111.290756
- 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 Dams
- 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 Sanpete County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanpete County
- Since Beaver Dams is near Emery County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Emery County
- eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Dams ...
We found one communities that share the name Beaver Dams.
Within Utah, the name Beaver Dams is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Beaver Dams in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Schuyler County
- This Beaver Dams is located in Schuyler County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dams that is located in Sanpete County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Beaver Dams.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Dams ...
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.
- Clear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Coal City:
- Cedar Mesa Ranch
- Dempsey City
- Dempseyville
- Great Western
- Oak Springs Bench
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
- Former names for Mount Pleasant:
- Fort Hambleton
- Hambleton
- Hambletowns Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
- National ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Oak Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <3>
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
How Far From Beaver Dams 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 Dams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Dams and extending to:
- Manti, which is the Seat of Sanpete County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Dams to Manti, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,820 miles [2,929 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Dams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Dams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Dams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6470, Longitude: -111.2908 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Dams 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 331.343 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.702 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.50 degrees. |