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 Bridlewood:
30.571854, -91.011770
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.
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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found nine communities that share the name Bridlewood.
Within Louisiana, the name Bridlewood is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Mobile County
This Bridlewood is located in Mobile County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bridlewood.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Bridlewood is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Bridlewood.
Montgomery County
This Bridlewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bridlewood.
Mississippi
Rankin County
This Bridlewood is located in Rankin County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Bridlewood.
Ontario
This Bridlewood lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Bridlewood is located in Anderson County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Bridlewood.
Utah
Davis County
This Bridlewood is located in Davis County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Bridlewood.
Virginia
Henrico County
This Bridlewood is located in Henrico County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Bridlewood.
Roanoke County
This Bridlewood is located in Roanoke County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Bridlewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridlewood ...
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.
Bon Dickey (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
How Far From Bridlewood 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 Bridlewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridlewood and extending to:
Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bridlewood to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bridlewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5719, Longitude: -91.0118 In this case, the coordinates for Bridlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bridlewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.965 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.545 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.496 degrees.