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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 Bradshaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradshaw and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bradshaw:
    • 37.425086, -83.963260
    • 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 Bradshaw
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Bradshaw is near Lee County and also Owsley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley 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 Bradshaw

Communities Also Named Bradshaw ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Bradshaw.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Bradshaw.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Todd County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Todd County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Bradshaw.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bradshaw [Vigo County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Baltimore County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Bradshaw.
      • Garrett County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bradshaw [Garrett County].
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • Although located in Washington County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bradshaw.
    • Nebraska
      • York County
      • This Bradshaw is located in York County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bradshaw.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Bradshaw.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bradshaw [Orange County].
    • Ontario
      • This Bradshaw lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Giles County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Bradshaw.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bradshaw [Cherokee County].
      • McCulloch County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in McCulloch County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Bradshaw.
      • Taylor County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Taylor County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Bradshaw.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Bradshaw.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Logan County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bradshaw.
      • McDowell County
      • This Bradshaw is located in McDowell County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Bradshaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradshaw ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Foxtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Gray Hawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
  • Herd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herd is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
  • Hickory Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Huff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Huff is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Mildred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mildred is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Sparks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sparks is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Turkey Foot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey Foot is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
  • Upper Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
  • Wind Cave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bradshaw and extending to:

  • McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bradshaw to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradshaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bradshaw 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.
<3>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 Bradshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bradshaw 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 Bradshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4251, Longitude: -83.9633       In this case, the coordinates for Bradshaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.089 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.011 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.148 degrees.