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we pass this GPS location for Beasley:
35.915718, -76.548828
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We found nine communities that share the name Beasley.
Within North Carolina, the name Beasley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Beasley [Calhoun County].
Pickens County
This Beasley is located in Pickens County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Beasley.
Arkansas
Poinsett County
This Beasley is located in Poinsett County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the west of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Beasley.
British Columbia
This Beasley lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
Mississippi
Clay County
This Beasley is located in Clay County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the west of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Beasley.
Missouri
Pike County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Beasley [Pike County].
Tennessee
Dickson County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Beasley [Dickson County].
Marshall County
This Beasley is located in Marshall County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the west of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Beasley.
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Beasley is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beasley that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Beasley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beasley ...
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.
Cherry (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Beasley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beasley and extending to:
Plymouth, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley to Plymouth, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beasley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beasley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beasley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9157, Longitude: -76.5488 In this case, the coordinates for Beasley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Beasley 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.766 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.844 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.626 degrees.