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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 Bridgeway Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgeway Addition 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 Bridgeway Addition:
- 41.473367, -90.504300
- 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 Bridgeway Addition
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Bridgeway Addition is near Scott County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Bridgeway Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgeway Addition ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Coal Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ginger Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Green Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Panorama Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Bridgeway Addition 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 Bridgeway Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridgeway Addition and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bridgeway Addition to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeway Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bridgeway Addition 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 Bridgeway Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4734, Longitude: -90.5043 In this case, the coordinates for Bridgeway Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.107 degrees. |
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