Bessemer City
in Gaston County of North Carolina, United States
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (20 mi) - Hickory Regional Airport (32 mi)
- Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (59 mi)
- Asheville Regional Airport (72 mi)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (84 mi)
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (93 mi)
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (94 mi)
- Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (104 mi)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Crowders Mountain Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Kings Mountain Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Linwood Springs Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Apple Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Gastonia Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Briar Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Cherryville Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Gaston Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Woodbridge Golf Links (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Lincoln Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Midway Marina (marina, (29 mi)
- Ranger Island Marina (marina, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.285 and -81.284 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 17' 5" and W -81° 17' 2"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:25 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 8:15 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.937 and 115.018 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Burnside - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore Bessemer City
Bessemer City in Gaston County (North Carolina) with it's 5,548 inhabitants is located in United States about 342 mi (or 550 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Bessemer City is now 10:25 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Bessemer City, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Charlotte Douglas International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 75 mi (or 121 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gastonia, Lincolnton, Shelby, York and Newton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
25°C (78 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
28°C (82 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn Express & Suites KINGS MOUNTAIN - SHELBY AREA
Super 8 Kings Mountain
Travelodge Kings Mountain
Economy Inn Bessemer - Charlotte
AFFORDABLE SUITES GASTONIA
Express Inn & Suites
Gastonia Howard Johnson Express In
Quality Inn Kings Mountain
SUPER 8 KINGS MOUNTAIN
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bessemer City, North Carolina
Bessemer City is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,340 at the 2010 census. The city is approximately 6 miles northwest of Gastonia and 25 miles west of Charlotte. It was settled in 1756 and founded in 1893.
Bessemer City High School (North Carolina)
Bessemer City High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Bessemer City, North Carolina, United States. Bessemer City High is home to the district's only Early College. Students enrolled in the Early College have the ability to earn college credit and an Associates Degree as they work on their high school diploma. James Montgomery serves as principal of BCHS.
Crowders Mountain Township, Gaston County, North Carolina
Crowders Mountain Township is a township in southwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 15,821. The township contains the city of Bessemer City, as well as a western portion of the city of Gastonia and an eastern portion of the city of Kings Mountain. The township takes its name from Crowder's Mountain, a 1,625-foot-high ridge in the western part of the township and home to Crowders Mountain State Park.
Lithium Corporation of America
Lithium Corporation of America is a mining company which mined lithium-bearing spodumene and pegmatite ores near Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States and in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In September 1959, Lithium Corporation of America was sued for breach of contract by a Canadian producer of lithium concentrate, Quebec Lithium Corporation, from which it had been buying lithium concentrate.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Crowders Mountain, Bessemer City
