Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beech Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beech Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beech Creek
- 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:
- 33.399568, -93.339060
- 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 Beech Creek
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Beech Creek is near Nevada County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beech Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Beech Creek.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Beech Creek.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Ashley 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 Arkansas community of Beech Creek [Ashley County].
- Dallas 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 Arkansas community of Beech Creek [Dallas County].
- Ashley County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Levy County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Beech Creek [Levy County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beech Creek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Beech Creek.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Beech Creek is located in Howard County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Beech Creek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Beech Creek.
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Beech Creek is located in Avery County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Beech Creek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Beech Creek.
- Watauga 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 North Carolina community of Beech Creek [Watauga County].
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This Beech Creek is located in Grant County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Beech Creek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Beech Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Beech Creek is located in Clinton County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beech Creek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beech Creek.
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Beech Creek [Logan County].
- Mingo 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 West Virginia community of Beech Creek [Mingo County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Creek ...
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.
- Box Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Columbia County
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lumber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nevada County
- Stamps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
- Stamps is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <5>
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
How Far From Beech Creek 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 Beech Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beech Creek and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beech Creek to Magnolia, with an average speed<6> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beech Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beech Creek 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> | 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 Beech Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beech Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3996, Longitude: -93.3391 In this case, the coordinates for Beech Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.741 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.991 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.052 degrees. |