Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bethel Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bethel Acres

• 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 Bethel Acres:
  • 35.304854, -97.037012
  • 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 Bethel Acres

• 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
  • Since Bethel Acres is near Oklahoma County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oklahoma County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Bethel Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel Acres ...

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.

• Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Fowler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fowler is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Garden Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
• Hazel Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
• Jacktown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
• Little Axe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
• Meeker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <1>
• Neal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Needmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Pink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people

How Far From Bethel Acres to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bethel Acres and extending to:

• Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bethel Acres to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'