Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beck
- 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 Beck:
- 47.784957, -111.817217
- 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 Beck
- 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 Teton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Since Beck is near Cascade County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- eBird sighting report for Pondera 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 Beck ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Beck.
Within Montana, the name Beck is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Beck is located in Crittenden County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Beck that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Beck.
- Lee County
- This Beck is located in Lee County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km] to the east southeast of the Beck that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Beck.
- Miller County
- This Beck is located in Miller County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the southeast of the Beck that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Beck.
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Beck lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the east of the Beck that is located in Teton County.
- Oregon
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beck ...
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.
- Brady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Pondera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
- Diamond Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
- Diamond Valley is located in Teton County
- Golden Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
- Golden Ridge is located in Teton County
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Liberty Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Teton County
- Power
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Power is located in Teton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <3>
- Sun River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
- Sun River is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <3>
How Far From Beck 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 Beck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Beck once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beck and extending to:
- Choteau, which is the Seat of Teton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Beck to Choteau, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7850, Longitude: -111.8172 In this case, the coordinates for Beck 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 Beck 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Beck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.342 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.577 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.986 degrees. |