RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> White County >> Beebe >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas


The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas







Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Beebe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beebe 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 Beebe:
    • 35.071348, -91.900136
    • 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 Beebe
  • 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 Beebe ...

We found ten communities that share the name Beebe.

Within Arkansas, the name Beebe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Bay 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 Michigan community of Beebe [Bay County].
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beebe [Cass County].
      • Gratiot County
      • This Beebe is located in Gratiot County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Beebe.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This Beebe is located in Custer County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Beebe.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Beebe is located in Athens County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Beebe.
    • Quebec
      • This Beebe lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beebe that is located in White County.
    • South Dakota
      • Edmunds County
      • This Beebe is located in Edmunds County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmunds County community of Beebe.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Beebe is located in Douglas County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Beebe.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Beebe is located in Logan County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Beebe.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Beebe is located in Douglas County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the north of the Beebe that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Beebe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beebe ...

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.

  • Butlerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
    • Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
  • Defiance ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Defiance is located in White County
  • Dogwood Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
    • Dogwood Meadows is located in Lonoke County
  • Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Prairie County
  • Evergreen Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Place
    • Evergreen Place is located in Lonoke County
  • Floyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in White County
  • Hickory Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
    • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
  • Leaning Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaning Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Pines
    • Leaning Pines is located in Lonoke County
  • Mountain Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
  • Opal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Opal is located in Lonoke County
  • Spring Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Lonoke County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sunrise ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in White County
    • Whisperwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
      • Whisperwood is located in Lonoke County
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Lonoke County
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Lonoke County

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

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

  • Searcy, which is the Seat of White County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beebe to Searcy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 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 Beebe 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beebe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beebe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0713, Longitude: -91.9001       In this case, the coordinates for Beebe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>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 Beebe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.967 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.31 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.148 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024