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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 Bridge City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridge City 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 Bridge City:
- 29.933260, -90.170075
- 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 Bridge City
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Since Bridge City is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
- 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 Bridge City
Communities Also Named Bridge City ...
We found one communities that are also named Bridge City.
Within Louisiana, the name Bridge City is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Bridge City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Bridge City is located in Orange County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bridge City that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bridge City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridge City ...
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.
- Bucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Garden District
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Kennedy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Little Farms ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
- Pricetown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Storyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walnut Street Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry
How Far From Bridge City 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 Bridge City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridge City and extending to:
- Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bridge City to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridge City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bridge City 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 Bridge City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9333, Longitude: -90.1701 In this case, the coordinates for Bridge City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.26 degrees. |
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