Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bessie Heights:
  • 30.045212, -93.919617
  • 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 Bessie Heights

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Bessie Heights is near Jefferson County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Bessie Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessie Heights ...

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.

• Francis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Francis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Gratis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gratis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
• Groves
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
• Hebert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebert is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
• Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lucas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lucas is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Nederland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
• Orangefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orangefield is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <1>
• Pear Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pear Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Ridge
• Rose City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose City is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
• Stark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Terry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Terry is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Bessie Heights 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 Bessie Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bessie Heights and extending to:

• Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bessie Heights to Orange, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,732 miles [12,443.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'