Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bradley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bradley
- 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 Bradley:
- 41.164390, -87.845068
- 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 Bradley
- 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Since Bradley is near Iroquois County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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
Communities Also Named Bradley ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Bradley.
There are three communities within Illinois that are also named Bradley.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Grundy County
- Jackson County
- Tazewell County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Jones County
- This Bradley is located in Jones County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Bradley.
- Walton County
- This Bradley is located in Walton County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the south southeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Bradley.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bradley [Chautauqua County].
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bradley [Finney County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Bradley is located in Allegan County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Bradley.
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bradley [Tuscola County].
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Bradley is located in Greene County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<3> to the south of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bradley.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the south of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Bradley.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Bradley lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Bradley lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Bradley is located in Boone County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bradley.
- Raleigh County
- This Bradley is located in Raleigh County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east southeast of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Bradley.
- Wisconsin
- Lincoln County
- This Bradley is located in Lincoln County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bradley.
- Marathon County
- This Bradley is located in Marathon County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the north northwest of the Bradley that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Bradley.
- Milwaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bradley [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradley ...
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.
- Aroma Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
- Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <5>
- Flickerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
- Irwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Sugar Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
- Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
How Far From Bradley 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 village such as Bradley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bradley and extending to:
- Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bradley to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bradley: www.bradleyil.org/
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bradley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bradley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Bradley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1644, Longitude: -87.8451 In this case, the coordinates for Bradley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bradley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.578 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.392 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.875 degrees. |