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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 Beech Creek Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech Creek Crossing 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 Beech Creek Crossing:
- 33.318450, -91.937077
- 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 Beech Creek Crossing
- 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- Since Beech Creek Crossing is near Bradley County and also Drew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Drew 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 Beech Creek Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Creek Crossing ...
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.
- Brushy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crossroad is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Fountain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Goose Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Hollow is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Long View Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Crossing is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Crossing
- Martinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinville is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Pine Island Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing
How Far From Beech Creek Crossing 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 Beech Creek Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beech Creek Crossing and extending to:
- Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beech Creek Crossing to Hamburg, with an average speed<2> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,368 miles [8,639 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Creek Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beech Creek Crossing 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 Beech Creek Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3184, Longitude: -91.9371 In this case, the coordinates for Beech Creek Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.835 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.46 degrees. |
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