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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 Bradshaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradshaw 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 Bradshaw:
    • 40.884059, -97.747283
    • 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 Bradshaw
  • 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

Communities Also Named Bradshaw ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Bradshaw.

Within Nebraska, the name Bradshaw is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bradshaw [Vigo County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jackson County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Jackson County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bradshaw.
      • Todd County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Todd County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east southeast of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Bradshaw.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<2> to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Bradshaw.
      • Garrett County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bradshaw [Garrett County].
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • Although located in Washington County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bradshaw.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Bradshaw.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bradshaw [Orange County].
    • Ontario
      • This Bradshaw lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Giles County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Bradshaw.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bradshaw [Cherokee County].
      • McCulloch County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in McCulloch County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Bradshaw.
      • Taylor County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Taylor County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Bradshaw.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Bradshaw.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Bradshaw is located in Logan County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bradshaw.
      • McDowell County
      • This Bradshaw is located in McDowell County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east of the Bradshaw that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Bradshaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradshaw ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
  • Bixby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hordville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
    • Mapps is located in York County
  • McCool Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
  • Overland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Polk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
  • Swedehome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Waco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Bradshaw to Lincoln, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bradshaw could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bradshaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bradshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8841, Longitude: -97.7473    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bradshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bradshaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.345 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.134 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.941 degrees.




 

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