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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 Bradbury Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradbury Park 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 Bradbury Park:
- 38.857891, -76.924140
- 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 Bradbury Park
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Bradbury Park is near Arlington County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- 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 Bradbury Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradbury Park ...
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.
- Berry Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
- Chapel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Coral Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pepper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Randolph Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Silver Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Suitland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Hills Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Tuxedo Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- Woods Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Yorkshire Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Bradbury Park to ...
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 Bradbury Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bradbury Park and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bradbury Park to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bradbury Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bradbury Park 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 Bradbury Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8579, Longitude: -76.9241 In this case, the coordinates for Bradbury Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.682 degrees. |
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