Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bessemer Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bessemer Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bessemer Junction
- 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 Bessemer Junction:
- 33.424832, -86.969160
- 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 Bessemer Junction
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Bessemer Junction is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Bessemer Junction ...
We found three communities that share the name Bessemer Junction.
Within Alabama, the name Bessemer Junction is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Gogebic 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 Michigan community of Bessemer Junction [Gogebic County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Bessemer Junction.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bessemer Junction is located in Allegheny County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bessemer Junction that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bessemer Junction.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessemer Junction ...
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.
- Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
- Cottage Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Dolomite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolomite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Dolomite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolomite <4>
- Garywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hueytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
- Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <4>
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Pauls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
- Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
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- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Rice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Vineland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Crest
How Far From Bessemer Junction 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 Bessemer Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bessemer Junction and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bessemer Junction to Birmingham, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bessemer Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 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 Bessemer Junction 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bessemer Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bessemer Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4248, Longitude: -86.9692 In this case, the coordinates for Bessemer Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bessemer Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.771 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.384 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.383 degrees. |