Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bradrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradrick and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bradrick

• 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 Bradrick:
  • 38.445639, -82.404597
  • 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 Bradrick

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Bradrick is near Cabell County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Bradrick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradrick ...

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.

• Cebee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
• Chancellor Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
• Crescent Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Fair Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Garden Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Getaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Getaway is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getaway
• Harveytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harveytown is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Hillview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Home Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Park Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Pea Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rockwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bradrick and extending to:

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bradrick to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'