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:
- 43.463880, -88.837329
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Beaver Dam is near Columbia County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Wisconsin, the name Beaver Dam is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, 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 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge 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 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge 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 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge 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 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge County.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Salem County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge 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 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge 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 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Beaver Dam.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Beaver Dam is located in Union County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Beaver Dam that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union 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].
- 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.
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fox Lake Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Juneau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Lost Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Minnesota Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rolling Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
How Far From Beaver Dam to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Dam to Madison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver Dam: www.cityofbeaverdam.com/
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 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: 43.4639, Longitude: -88.8373 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 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 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 315.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.461 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.711 degrees. |