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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 Bradleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradleyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bradleyville:
    • 43.583354, -83.623576
    • 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 Bradleyville
  • 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 Tuscola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
    • Since Bradleyville is near Bay County and also Saginaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bradleyville

Communities Also Named Bradleyville ...

We found three communities that are also named Bradleyville.

Within Michigan, the name Bradleyville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Bradleyville is located in New Haven County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bradleyville that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Bradleyville.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Bradleyville is located in Taney County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bradleyville that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Bradleyville.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Bradleyville is located in Aiken County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the south of the Bradleyville that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Bradleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradleyville ...

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.

  • Bach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bach is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
  • Crow Island ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
  • Denmark Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
  • Fairgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankenlust
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Indiantown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Little Killarney Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melbourne ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Richville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rose Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Island is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
  • Salzburg ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Salzburg is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
  • Unionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Bradleyville 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 Bradleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bradleyville and extending to:

  • Caro, which is the Seat of Tuscola County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bradleyville to Caro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradleyville) 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 Bradleyville 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 Bradleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5834, Longitude: -83.6236       In this case, the coordinates for Bradleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.743 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.522 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.02 degrees.