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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 Becker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Becker 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 Becker:
    • 33.933167, -88.481154
    • 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 Becker
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Becker is near Itawamba County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Becker

Communities Also Named Becker ...

We found eight communities that are also named Becker.

Within Mississippi, the name Becker is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring 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 Arkansas community of Becker [Hot Spring County].
    • Florida
      • Nassau County
      • This Becker is located in Nassau County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Becker that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Becker.
    • Minnesota
      • Sherburne County
      • This Becker is located in Sherburne County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Becker that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherburne County community of Becker.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin 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 Missouri community of Becker [Franklin County].
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia County
      • This Becker is located in Valencia County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the west of the Becker that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Becker.
    • Ontario
      • This Becker lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the north of the Becker that is located in Monroe County.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This Becker is located in Kaufman County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the west of the Becker that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Becker.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie 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 Wisconsin community of Becker [Outagamie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Becker ...

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.

  • Ales ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ales is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
  • Central Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
  • Coon Tail ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
  • Cotton Gin Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
  • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fields Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
  • Green Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Longview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Tanglewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Tranquil
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
    • Tucker Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wise Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wise Gap is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Gap

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

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

  • Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Becker to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 Becker 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Becker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Becker 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 Becker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9332, Longitude: -88.4812       In this case, the coordinates for Becker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.725 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.558 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.896 degrees.