Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bridewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridewell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bridewell
- 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 Bridewell:
- 39.145664, -76.781361
- 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 Bridewell
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Bridewell is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridewell ...
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.
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Champion Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Howard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <2>
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mission Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Provinces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - River Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- River Island is located in Howard County
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- Robinsons Promise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Sandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <2>
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Strawberry Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Strawberry Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Robinsons Promise
How Far From Bridewell 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 Bridewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bridewell once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bridewell and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bridewell to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bridewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bridewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1457, Longitude: -76.7814 In this case, the coordinates for Bridewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bridewell 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 307.722 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.287 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.51 degrees. |