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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 Bridgeboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgeboro and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bridgeboro:
- 31.401693, -83.974972
- 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 Bridgeboro
- 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Since Bridgeboro is near Mitchell County and also Colquitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt 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 Bridgeboro
Communities Also Named Bridgeboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Bridgeboro.
Within Georgia, the name Bridgeboro is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Bridgeboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Bridgeboro is located in Burlington County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bridgeboro that is located in Worth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Bridgeboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgeboro ...
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.
- Doerun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordy is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
- Hollands Folly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollands Folly is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Folly
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minnesota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- River Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terrace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terrace is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Bridgeboro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bridgeboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridgeboro and extending to:
- Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bridgeboro to Sylvester, 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bridgeboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bridgeboro 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 Bridgeboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4017, Longitude: -83.9750 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.674 degrees. |
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