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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beaver Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Valley 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 Beaver Valley:
    • 47.926039, -122.730613
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 Valley ...

We found six communities that share the name Beaver Valley.

Within Washington, the name Beaver Valley is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Beaver Valley [Saint Clair County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<2> to the east of the Beaver Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Beaver Valley.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Beaver Valley [Cook County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<2> to the east of the Beaver Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Beaver Valley.
      • Columbia County
      • This Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east of the Beaver Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Beaver Valley.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beaver Valley lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beaver Valley that is located in Jefferson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Valley ...

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.

  • Discovery Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Discovery Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
    • Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Discovery Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Discovery Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Junction
    • Discovery Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Kitsap County
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Little Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boston
    • Little Boston is located in Kitsap County
  • Marrowstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mats Mats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mats Mats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
    • Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Discovery ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Discovery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
    • Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Gamble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Spits
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Spits have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spits
    • Twin Spits is located in Kitsap County
  • Woodmans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans
    • Woodmans is located in Jefferson County

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

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

  • Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Valley to Port Townsend, 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.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 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 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Valley 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.
<2>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 Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9260, Longitude: -122.7306    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Valley 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 341.219 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.845 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.997 degrees.









 

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