Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Bradley Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Bradley Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Bradley Place
- 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 Upper Bradley Place:
- 32.205152, -84.945761
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Upper Bradley Place
- 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Upper Bradley Place is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Bradley Place ...
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.
- Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Childs Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Place
- Childs Place is located in Stewart County
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
- Heard Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
- Heard Place is located in Stewart County
- Holy Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Power Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Place
- Power Place is located in Stewart County
- Spring Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Stewart County
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Upper Bradley Place 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 Upper Bradley Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Bradley Place and extending to:
- Lumpkin, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Bradley Place to Lumpkin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Bradley Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Bradley Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Bradley Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2052, Longitude: -84.9458 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Bradley Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Upper Bradley Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.746 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.857 degrees. |