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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 Bradleytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradleytown 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 Bradleytown:
    • 33.700108, -87.249168
    • 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 Bradleytown
  • 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since Bradleytown is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Bradleytown

Communities Also Named Bradleytown ...

We found two communities that are also named Bradleytown.

Within Alabama, the name Bradleytown is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Bradleytown is located in Venango County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bradleytown that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Bradleytown.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Bradleytown is located in Dyer County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bradleytown that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Bradleytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradleytown ...

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.

  • America
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • America is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
  • Barney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barney is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Dovertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dovertown is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
  • Gobblers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
  • Goodsprings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • High Level
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • High Level is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hope is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Pleasant Field
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruby is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Short Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Short Camp is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
  • Standard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Standard is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard

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

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bradleytown to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradleytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bradleytown 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 Bradleytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7001, Longitude: -87.2492       In this case, the coordinates for Bradleytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.957 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.637 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.439 degrees.