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Communities Also Named Bridgewater ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Bridgewater.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 25 communities, three are located in Canada and 24 are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Bridgewater.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Bridgewater.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bridgewater [Greene County].
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bridgewater.
    • Iowa
      • Adair County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Adair County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Bridgewater.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Aroostook County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Bridgewater.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Bridgewater.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Bridgewater.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Bridgewater [Rice County].
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Bridgewater.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Grafton County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Bridgewater.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Bridgewater [Somerset County].
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Oneida County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Bridgewater.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Burke County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Bridgewater.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Columbiana County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Bridgewater.
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Bridgewater.
      • Williams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bridgewater [Williams County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bridgewater.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Beaver County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Bridgewater.
      • Bucks County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Bucks County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bridgewater.
      • Delaware County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Delaware County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bridgewater.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Anderson County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Bridgewater.
    • South Dakota
      • McCook County
      • This Bridgewater is located in McCook County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCook County community of Bridgewater.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Windsor County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Bridgewater.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Bridgewater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgewater ...

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.

  • Big Lots
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Blockhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <5>
  • Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Conquerall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conquerall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquerall
  • Cookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Farmville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • High Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Head
  • Italy Cross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lower Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Branch
  • Pleasantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <5>
  • Spectacle Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spectacle Lakes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spectacle Lakes
  • Sweetland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Tanners Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Settlement
  • Whynotts Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whynotts Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynotts Settlement

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bridgewater to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,732 miles [6,006.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Bridgewater: www.town.bridgewater.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3667, Longitude: -64.5167    
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bridgewater 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 . 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.
<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 Bridgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Bridgewater 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 299.663 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.094 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.409 degrees.




 

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