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Communities Also Named Bridgetown ...

We found ten communities that are also named Bridgetown.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of nine communities that are located 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.

How Far From Bridgetown 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Bridgetown 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 Bridgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8415, Longitude: -65.2898    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.578 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.469 degrees.