Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bass Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bass Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bass Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 35.289559, -82.625401
- 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 Bass Lake
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Bass Lake is near Henderson County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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
Communities Also Named Bass Lake ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bass Lake.
Within North Carolina, the name Bass Lake is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bass Lake ...
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.
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Falls Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Glen Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Horse Shoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
- Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Shoe <4>
- Indian Cave Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
- Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
- Indian Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
- Knob Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Knob Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Knob Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
- Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Lake Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
- Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Transylvania County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Sky Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Still Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Still Meadows is located in Transylvania County
- Stoney Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
- Sweetwater Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
- Turkey Pen Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Pen Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen Gap
- Turkey Pen Gap is located in Transylvania County
- Wolf Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
How Far From Bass Lake 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 Bass Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bass Lake and extending to:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bass Lake to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bass Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bass Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bass Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2896, Longitude: -82.6254 In this case, the coordinates for Bass Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bass Lake 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.755 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.191 degrees. |