Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Beaver Edge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Edge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beaver Edge

• 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 Edge:
  • 43.484713, -88.834829
  • 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 Beaver Edge

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Since Beaver Edge is near Columbia County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Beaver Edge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Edge ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
• Fox Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Fox Lake Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
• Juneau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Juneau is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
• Lost Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
• Minnesota Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Rolling Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beaver Edge and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Edge to Madison, with an average speed<2> 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 689 miles [1,108.8 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 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'