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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.
- 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:
- 36.785973, -92.917464
- 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Bradleyville is near Douglas County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Missouri, the name Bradleyville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, 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 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradleyville that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Bradleyville.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Bradleyville is located in Tuscola County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bradleyville that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Bradleyville.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Bradleyville is located in Aiken County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bradleyville that is located in Taney 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.
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Goodhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Hercules
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hercules is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Kissee Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pondfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pondfork is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondfork
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Swan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Witty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Witty is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty
How Far From Bradleyville 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 village 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:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bradleyville to Forsyth, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn 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: 36.7860, Longitude: -92.9175 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 317.762 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.30 degrees. |
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