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:
- 33.956479, -102.536860
- 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 Lamb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamb County
- Since Beck is near Bailey County and also Hockley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bailey County
- eBird sighting report for Hockley 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 Texas, the name Beck is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east of the Beck that is located in Lamb 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 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east of the Beck that is located in Lamb 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 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east of the Beck that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Beck.
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Beck lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beck that is located in Lamb County.
- Oregon
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.
- Circleback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleback have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleback
- Circleback is located in Bailey County
- Cofferville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cofferville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofferville
- Cofferville is located in Lamb County
- Earth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
- Earth is located in Lamb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <5>
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Lamb County
- Hart Camp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Littlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Littlefield is located in Lamb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <5>
- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maple is located in Bailey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <5>
- Muleshoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
- Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <5>
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Spade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
- Spade is located in Lamb County
How Far From Beck 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 community such as Beck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beck and extending to:
- Littlefield, which is the Seat of Lamb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beck to Littlefield, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 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: 33.9565, Longitude: -102.5369 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 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 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> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 324.071 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.502 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.243 degrees. |