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Communities Also Named Bridgetown ...

We found ten communities that share the name Bridgetown.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Bridgetown.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, three are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Coffee County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Coffee County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Bridgetown.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Caroline County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Bridgetown.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bridgetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Bucks County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bridgetown.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bridgetown lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Quebec
      • This Bridgetown lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Washington County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bridgetown.
    • Virginia
      • Lancaster County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bridgetown [Lancaster County].
      • Northampton County
      • This Bridgetown is located in Northampton County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bridgetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgetown ...

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.

  • Blanket Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
  • Central Clarence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Graywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
  • Hillsburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Long Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Mount Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
  • Paradise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Round Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Scrag Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrag Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrag Lake
  • Spa Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spa Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa Springs
  • Squirreltown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirreltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirreltown

How Far From Bridgetown 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 town such as Bridgetown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bridgetown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,752 miles [6,038.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Bridgetown: www.town.bridgetown.ns.ca/

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bridgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8415, Longitude: -65.2898    
<2>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 Bridgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Bridgetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.019 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.578 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.469 degrees.









 

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