Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bee Branch:
  • 35.450912, -92.394600
  • 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 Bee Branch

• 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Bee Branch is near Conway County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Bee Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bee Branch ...

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.

• Choctaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Choctaw Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Choctaw Pines is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Pines
• Damascus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gravesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Green Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Guy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Guy is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
• Martinville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinville is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
• Rabbit Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rabbit Ridge is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
• Shake Rag ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shake Rag is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Twin Groves
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bee Branch and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bee Branch to Clinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'