Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bee Log:
  • 35.984555, -82.408745
  • 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 Bee Log

• 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Since Bee Log is near Unicoi County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Bee Log

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bee Log ...

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.

• Cane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cane is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
• Coffee Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
• Day Book
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Day Book is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
• Elk Shoal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elk Shoal is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal
• Hawk Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
• Huntdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
• Lewisburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lost Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
• Possumtrot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Possumtrot is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtrot
• Swiss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swiss is located in Yancey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss

How Far From Bee Log 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 Bee Log to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bee Log and extending to:

• Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bee Log to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'