Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bridgewood:
  • 33.560389, -84.217142
  • 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 Bridgewood

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Bridgewood is near Clayton County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Bridgewood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgewood ...

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.

• Chimney Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
• Cotton Indian Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
• Dove Rest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dove Rest is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
• Flakes Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
• Foxfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfield is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
• Hidden Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Lakes is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
• Homestead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Homestead is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Katherine Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Red Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Springwood Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
• Stokes Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Swan Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Lake is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bridgewood and extending to:

• McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bridgewood to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'