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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 Bradley Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradley Chapel 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 Bradley Chapel:
    • 32.512641, -90.693156
    • 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 Bradley Chapel
  • 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 Bradley Chapel ...

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.

  • Ballground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballground
    • Ballground is located in Warren County
  • Edwards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Warren County
  • Flowers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
    • Flowers is located in Warren County
  • Institute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Institute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
    • Institute is located in Hinds County
  • Kings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
    • Kings is located in Warren County
  • Long Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Warren County
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Hinds County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Hinds County
  • Orangeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Orangeville is located in Hinds County
  • Queens Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Hill
    • Queens Hill is located in Hinds County
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    • Rawhide
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawhide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Warren County
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
    • Signal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
      • Signal is located in Warren County
    • Sweets Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry
      • Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County
    • Twin Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
      • Twin Lake is located in Warren County
    • Valley Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Warren County
    • Valley Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
    • Waltersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
      • Waltersville is located in Warren County
    • Woodlawn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Warren County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bradley Chapel and extending to:

  • Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bradley Chapel to Vicksburg, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bradley Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bradley Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradley Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5126, Longitude: -90.6932       In this case, the coordinates for Bradley Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Bradley Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.975 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.816 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.069 degrees.









 

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