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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 Bradley Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradley Corner 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 Bradley Corner:
    • 45.453174, -122.774264
    • 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 Bradley Corner
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Bradley Corner is near Multnomah County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Bradley Corner

Communities Also Named Bradley Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Bradley Corner.

Within Oregon, the name Bradley Corner is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bradley Corner lies 2,591 miles [4,169.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bradley Corner that is located in Washington County.
    • South Carolina
      • McCormick County
      • This Bradley Corner is located in McCormick County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bradley Corner that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Bradley Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradley Corner ...

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.

  • Aloha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bonita is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Bridlemile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
  • Cook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cook is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Elk Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
  • Garden Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
  • Golf Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
  • Green Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Hazeldale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hazeldale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
  • Jean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jean is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
  • King City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ladd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ladd is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lake Grove ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Grove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Maplewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplewood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Rivergrove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Riverwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rosewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sentinel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
    • Vermont Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills

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

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

  • Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bradley Corner to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 from Point A (ie- Bradley Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bradley Corner 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 Bradley Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4532, Longitude: -122.7743       In this case, the coordinates for Bradley Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.128 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.618 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.189 degrees.