Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bridgehead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgehead and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bridgehead

• 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 Bridgehead:
  • 38.004922, -121.755510
  • 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 Bridgehead

• 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • Since Bridgehead is near Sacramento County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Bridgehead

Communities Also Named Bridgehead ...

We found one communities that are also named Bridgehead.

Within California, the name Bridgehead is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Bridgehead in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Baldwin County
    • This Bridgehead is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bridgehead that is located in Contra Costa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Bridgehead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgehead ...

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.

• Birds Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Birds Landing is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds Landing <2>
• Chipps
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chipps is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
• Cornwall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Diamond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Discovery Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Discovery Bay is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Discovery Bay <2>
• Empire ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Marsh Creek Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
• Montezuma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Montezuma is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Spoonbill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spoonbill is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill

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

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

• Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bridgehead to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,154 miles [13,122.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'