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 Bristol:
30.497689, -91.117328
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 47 communities that share the name Bristol.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Bristol.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 39 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bristol, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Located In Louisiana ...
Saint Landry Parish
This Bristol is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Bristol.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Faulkner County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bristol [Faulkner County].
California
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bristol [Orange County].
San Bernardino County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bristol [San Bernardino County].
Colorado
Prowers County
This Bristol is located in Prowers County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Bristol.
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Bristol is located in Hartford County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Bristol.
Florida
Liberty County
This Bristol is located in Liberty County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Bristol.
Georgia
Pierce County
This Bristol is located in Pierce County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bristol.
Illinois
Effingham County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bristol [Effingham County].
Kendall County
This Bristol is located in Kendall County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the north of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Bristol.
Indiana
Elkhart County
This Bristol is located in Elkhart County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elkhart County community of Bristol.
Iowa
Worth County
This Bristol is located in Worth County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the north of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Bristol.
Kansas
Coffey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bristol [Coffey County].
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bristol [Jefferson County].
Maine
Lincoln County
This Bristol is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bristol.
Manitoba
This Bristol lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Bristol is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bristol.
Charles County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bristol [Charles County].
Michigan
Iosco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bristol [Iosco County].
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bristol [Kent County].
Lake County
This Bristol is located in Lake County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Bristol.
Minnesota
Fillmore County
This Bristol is located in Fillmore County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Bristol.
Missouri
Jackson County
This Bristol is located in Jackson County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bristol.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bristol [Lincoln County].
Washoe County
This community is historic and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Bristol.
New Brunswick
This Bristol lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Bristol is located in Grafton County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Bristol.
New York
Ontario County
This Bristol is located in Ontario County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Bristol.
Nova Scotia
This Bristol lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Ohio
Morgan County
This Bristol is located in Morgan County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bristol.
Perry County
This Bristol is located in Perry County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Bristol.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
This Bristol is located in Bucks County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bristol.
Prince Edward Island
This Bristol lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Quebec
This Bristol lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Rhode Island
Bristol County
This Bristol is located in Bristol County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Bristol.
South Dakota
Day County
This Bristol is located in Day County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Day County community of Bristol.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Bristol is located in Sullivan County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Bristol.
Texas
Ellis County
This Bristol is located in Ellis County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Bristol.
Vermont
Addison County
This Bristol is located in Addison County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Bristol.
Virginia
Bristol City
This Bristol is located in Bristol City and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Bristol.
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bristol [Washington County].
Washington
Kittitas County
This Bristol is located in Kittitas County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Bristol.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Bristol is located in Harrison County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Bristol.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Bristol is located in Kenosha County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the north of the Bristol that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Bristol.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Costa Rica
Distance: 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the south southeast
England
Distance: 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km]<1> to the northeast
Jamaica
Distance: 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the southeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristol ...
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.
Airline Terrace (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bristol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bristol and extending to:
Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southwest (SW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bristol to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bristol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4977, Longitude: -91.1173 In this case, the coordinates for Bristol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bristol 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 parish. 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.
<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 Bristol 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 316.021 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.60 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.548 degrees.