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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 Beasley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beasley and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Beasley:
    • 35.467861, -90.322877
    • 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 Beasley
  • 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 Poinsett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett County
    • Since Beasley is near Mississippi County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Beasley

Communities Also Named Beasley ...

We found nine communities that are also named Beasley.

Within Arkansas, the name Beasley is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Beasley [Calhoun County].
      • Pickens County
      • This Beasley is located in Pickens County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Beasley.
    • British Columbia
      • This Beasley lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Beasley is located in Clay County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Beasley.
    • Missouri
      • Pike 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 Missouri community of Beasley [Pike County].
    • North Carolina
      • Washington County
      • This Beasley is located in Washington County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the east of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beasley.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Beasley [Dickson County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Beasley is located in Marshall County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the east of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Beasley.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Beasley is located in Fort Bend County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beasley that is located in Poinsett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Beasley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beasley ...

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.

  • Birdsong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Black Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Deckerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
  • Dimple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
  • Dub
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dub is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dub
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
  • Frys Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Frys Mill is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Mill
  • Joyland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Joyland is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland
  • Marked Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spear Lake is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Lake
  • Stacy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacy is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Weed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Weed is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Yellow Banks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks

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

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

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Poinsett County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Beasley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beasley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beasley 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'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 Beasley 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 Beasley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4679, Longitude: -90.3229       In this case, the coordinates for Beasley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.985 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.224 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.378 degrees.