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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 Bethel Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel Heights 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 Bethel Heights:
- 36.217499, -94.120819
- 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 Bethel Heights
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Bethel Heights is near Washington County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Bethel Heights
Communities Also Named Bethel Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Bethel Heights.
Within Arkansas, the name Bethel Heights is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bethel Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bethel Heights that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bethel Heights.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Bethel Heights is located in Polk County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bethel Heights that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Bethel Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel Heights ...
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.
- Accident
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Accident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
- Beau-O-Rama
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beau-O-Rama is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau-O-Rama
- Cross Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Hollow is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Elm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gulley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gulley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasure Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Heights
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silent Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silent Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
How Far From Bethel Heights 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 Bethel Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethel Heights and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bethel Heights to Bentonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bethel Heights 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 Bethel Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2175, Longitude: -94.1208 In this case, the coordinates for Bethel Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.959 degrees. |
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