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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 Beeman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beeman 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 Beeman:
    • 46.405448, -116.525146
    • 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 Beeman
  • 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 Beeman ...

We found two communities that share the name Beeman.

Within Idaho, the name Beeman is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Greene 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 Georgia community of Beeman [Greene County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Beeman is located in Tioga County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<2> to the east of the Beeman that is located in Nez Perce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Beeman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beeman ...

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.

  • Big George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big George
    • Big George is located in Nez Perce County
  • Cherrylane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
  • Clicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clicks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks
    • Clicks is located in Lewis County
  • Craig Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
    • Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
  • Culdesac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
    • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <4>
  • Eugene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
    • Eugene is located in Nez Perce County
  • German Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
    • German Settlement is located in Nez Perce County
  • Peck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <4>
  • Slickpoo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
  • Woodside ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Lewis County

How Far From Beeman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beeman to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beeman and extending to:

  • Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Beeman to Lewiston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beeman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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 Beeman 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>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- Beeman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beeman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4054, Longitude: -116.5251       In this case, the coordinates for Beeman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Beeman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.05 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.757 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.11 degrees.









 

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