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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 Bradleyton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradleyton 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 Bradleyton:
    • 31.901818, -86.242185
    • 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 Bradleyton
  • 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
    • Since Bradleyton is near Pike County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Bradleyton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradleyton ...

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.

  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Danielsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Danielsville is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dublin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Fullers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Crossroads
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Live Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Magnolia Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
  • Shady Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shellhorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shellhorn is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellhorn
  • Youngblood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Youngblood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood

How Far From Bradleyton to ...

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

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

  • Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bradleyton to Luverne, 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bradleyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bradleyton 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 Bradleyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9018, Longitude: -86.2422       In this case, the coordinates for Bradleyton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.236 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.555 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.413 degrees.