Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Store:
  • 31.675722, -84.822978
  • 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 Store

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Bass Store is near Calhoun County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bass Store ...

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.

• Cotton Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Edison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edison is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <1>
• Grubb ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grubb is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
• Jeff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jeff is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Jones Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Martins Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Parksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Parksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
• Pecan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pecan is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Shivers Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
• Springvale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Springvale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Springvale Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station

How Far From Bass Store 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 Bass Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cuthbert, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bass Store to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'