Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beedeville:
  • 35.428657, -91.110191
  • 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 Beedeville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Beedeville is near Cross County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Beedeville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beedeville ...

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.

• Cow Lake ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cow Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Lake
• Eightmile ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eightmile is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
• Fisher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Gourd Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
• Hickory Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
• Horseshoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseshoe is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Johnstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Overcup
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Overcup is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup
• Pleasant Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pumpkin Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Bend is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend
• Stringers Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stringers Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringers Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beedeville and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beedeville to Newport, with an average speed<2> 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'