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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 Red Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Bridge:
    • 39.962591, -77.639713
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Bridge
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Red Bridge ...

We found five communities that share the name Red Bridge.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Red Bridge.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • McKean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Red Bridge [McKean County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wabash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Red Bridge [Wabash County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Red Bridge is located in Hampden County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Red Bridge that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Red Bridge.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Red Bridge is located in Jackson County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the west of the Red Bridge that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Red Bridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Red Bridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bridge ...

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.

  • Cheesetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
    • Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
  • Cold Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Falling Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Green Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Green Village is located in Franklin County
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Mount Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
    • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
  • Pleasant Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
    • Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
  • Smoketown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
    • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
  • Social Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
    • Social Island is located in Franklin County
  • Turkeyfoot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeyfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
    • Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County

How Far From Red Bridge 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 Red Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Red Bridge to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Red Bridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9626, Longitude: -77.6397       In this case, the coordinates for Red Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Red Bridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.179 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.932 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.559 degrees.




 

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