Welcome to Beacon Station ...
Beacon Station is located in San Bernardino County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Beacon Station: Beacon Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Beacon Station is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beacon Station lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Beacon Station ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Beacon Station.
- Zzyzx
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
- Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
- Former names for Zzyzx:
- Camp Soda
- Soda Springs
- Afton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in San Bernardino County
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
- Kerens ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
- Fort Irwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lavic ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavic
- Lavic is located in San Bernardino County
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beacon Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beacon Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beacon Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Station. See our Newspapers Page for Beacon Station.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beacon Station ...
Looking for more information about Beacon Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beacon Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beacon Station.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beacon Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |