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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Beasley Gap

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)
  • Blaine is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Bobo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobo is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Dewey Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
• Fields Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
• Funkhouser
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
  • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
• Gum Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Holly Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
• Jerusalem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Keithsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
• Pine Log ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Log is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Scarecorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Scarecorn is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarecorn
• Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
• Sugar Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill

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<1> beginning in Beasley Gap and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley Gap to Canton, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'