Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossing:
  • 31.456272, -99.108661
  • 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 Crossing

• 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
  • Since Beasley Crossing is near San Saba County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Saba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Crossing

Communities Also Named Beasley Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Beasley Crossing.

Within Texas, the name Beasley Crossing is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Beasley Crossing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Natchitoches Parish
    • This Beasley Crossing is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east of the Beasley Crossing that is located in McCulloch County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Beasley Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beasley Crossing ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Dulin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dulin is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin
• Elm Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hall is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Indian Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Keys Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
• Mercury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercury is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
• Military Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Military Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Crossing
• Placid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Placid is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
• Trickham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trickham is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
  • Former name for Trickham:
  • Trick'em

How Far From Beasley Crossing to ...

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 Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beasley Crossing and extending to:

• Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley Crossing to Brady, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,877 miles [12,676.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'