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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 Bridlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridlewood 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 Bridlewood:
    • 32.359867, -90.048695
    • 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 Bridlewood
  • 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Since Bridlewood is near Hinds County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Bridlewood

Communities Also Named Bridlewood ...

We found nine communities that are also named Bridlewood.

Within Mississippi, the name Bridlewood is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Mobile County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Bridlewood.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Bridlewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Bridlewood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Baltimore County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Bridlewood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bridlewood.
    • Ontario
      • This Bridlewood lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Anderson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Bridlewood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Davis County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Bridlewood.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Henrico County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Bridlewood.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Bridlewood is located in Roanoke County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east northeast of the Bridlewood that is located in Rankin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Bridlewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridlewood ...

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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Forest Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
  • Harbourview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harbourview is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Millrun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Millrun is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
  • Paradise Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Summerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summerwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Sunrise Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
  • Timber Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
  • Turtle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Waterwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
  • Woodlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodlake is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

  • Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bridlewood to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bridlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bridlewood 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 Bridlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3599, Longitude: -90.0487       In this case, the coordinates for Bridlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.562 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.315 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.83 degrees.