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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 Bessemer Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bessemer Junction 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bessemer Junction
Communities Also Named Bessemer Junction ...
We found three communities that are also named Bessemer Junction.
Within Alabama, the name Bessemer Junction is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located 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.
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)
- Bush is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cottage Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Dolomite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
- Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hueytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Pauls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Rice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skyview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Vineland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Bessemer Junction 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bessemer Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.384 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.383 degrees. |
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