Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beasley Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beasley Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beasley Gap
- 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 Beasley Gap:
- 34.348982, -84.597154
- 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 Beasley Gap
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Beasley Gap is near Bartow County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beasley Gap ...
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.
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dewey Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
- Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Fields Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
- Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funkhouser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Gum Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Holly Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Keithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Scarecorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamp Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Sugar Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Bartow County
How Far From Beasley Gap 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 Beasley Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beasley Gap and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley Gap to Canton, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beasley Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beasley Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beasley Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3490, Longitude: -84.5972 In this case, the coordinates for Beasley Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beasley Gap to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.224 degrees. |