Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Bradley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bradley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Bradley

• 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 North Bradley:
  • 43.711138, -84.489684
  • 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 North Bradley

• 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
  • Since North Bradley is near Isabella County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 North Bradley

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bradley ...

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.

• Dale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dale is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Dice Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
• Edenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Floyd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Francis Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
• Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
• Lyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Oil City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Wise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wise is located in Isabella County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Bradley and extending to:

• Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Bradley to Midland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'