Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bessmay:
  • 30.462706, -93.953234
  • 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 Bessmay

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessmay ...

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.

• Bon Ami
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bon Ami is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Call
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Call is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <1>
• Deweyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
• Echo Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Echo Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
• Gist
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gist is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
• Gore Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gore Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
• Hartburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartburg is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartburg
• Kirbyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <1>
• Lakeview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
• Magnolia Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
• Mauriceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mauriceville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <1>
• Sandjack
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandjack is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandjack
• Trout Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek

How Far From Bessmay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bessmay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bessmay to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 226 miles [363.7 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 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,713 miles [12,412.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'