Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bethpage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethpage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bethpage
- 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 Bethpage:
- 36.690071, -94.236323
- 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 Bethpage
- 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Since Bethpage is near Newton County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Bethpage ...
We found four communities that share the name Bethpage.
Within Missouri, the name Bethpage is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Bethpage is located in Nassau County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bethpage that is located in McDonald County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Bethpage.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bethpage [Queens County].
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Bethpage is located in Humphreys County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bethpage that is located in McDonald County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Bethpage.
- Sumner County
- This Bethpage is located in Sumner County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east of the Bethpage that is located in McDonald County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Bethpage.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethpage ...
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.
- Boulder City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Christopher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in Newton County
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Deep Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Griffin Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
- Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Sugar Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach
- Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Newton County
- Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Bethpage 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 Bethpage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethpage and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bethpage to Pineville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bethpage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethpage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethpage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6901, Longitude: -94.2363 In this case, the coordinates for Bethpage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bethpage 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bethpage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.457 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.933 degrees. |