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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 Bass Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bass Crossroads 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 Bass Crossroads:
- 33.142622, -84.901324
- 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 Bass Crossroads
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Bass Crossroads is near Meriwether County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Bass Crossroads
Communities Also Named Bass Crossroads ...
We found three communities that are also named Bass Crossroads.
Within Georgia, the name Bass Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bass Crossroads that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Bass Crossroads.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Bass Crossroads is located in Dillon County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bass Crossroads that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Bass Crossroads.
- Florence County
- This Bass Crossroads is located in Florence County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east of the Bass Crossroads that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Bass Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bass Crossroads ...
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.
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Creek Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
- Eagles Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hogansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Knott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knott is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Lone Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Meadowlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlands is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sassafrass Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- View Pointe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- View Pointe is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
How Far From Bass Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bass Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bass Crossroads and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bass Crossroads to LaGrange, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bass Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bass Crossroads 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 Bass Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1426, Longitude: -84.9013 In this case, the coordinates for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.629 degrees. |
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