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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bradshaw
- 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:
- 36.780042, -87.150279
- 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 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 Todd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- Since Bradshaw is near Logan County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Bradshaw ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Bradshaw.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Bradshaw.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Bradshaw is located in Baltimore County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Todd 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
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Bradshaw lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Todd County.
- Tennessee
- 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 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bradshaw that is located in Todd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Bradshaw.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Bradshaw is located in Logan County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in Todd 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 297 miles [478 km] to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in Todd 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.
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Todd County
- Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Forest Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Forest Mills is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Honey Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
- Honey Grove is located in Christian County
- Justice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Keysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Logan County
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Todd County
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bradshaw 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 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:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Todd County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bradshaw to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bradshaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradshaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7800, Longitude: -87.1503 In this case, the coordinates for Bradshaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.049 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.70 degrees. |