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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bessemer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bessemer and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bessemer:
- 39.514542, -77.929720
- 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 Bessemer
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Bessemer is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Bessemer
Communities Also Named Bessemer ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Bessemer.
Within West Virginia, the name Bessemer is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Bessemer is located in Jefferson County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bessemer.
- Florida
- Martin County
- This Bessemer is located in Martin County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the south of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Bessemer.
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Bessemer is located in Gogebic County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Bessemer.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Bessemer is located in Guilford County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Bessemer.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Bessemer is located in Athens County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Bessemer.
- Ontario
- This Bessemer lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bessemer is located in Allegheny County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bessemer.
- Lawrence County
- This Bessemer is located in Lawrence County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the northwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Bessemer.
- Westmoreland County
- This Bessemer is located in Westmoreland County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west northwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Bessemer.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Bessemer is located in Botetourt County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bessemer that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Bessemer.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Bessemer [Natrona County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessemer ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Falling Waters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Files Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
How Far From Bessemer 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 Bessemer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bessemer and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bessemer to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bessemer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bessemer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bessemer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bessemer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5145, Longitude: -77.9297 In this case, the coordinates for Bessemer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.093 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.858 degrees. |
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