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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 Bradford Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradford Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bradford Woods:
- 40.637885, -80.081111
- 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 Bradford Woods
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Bradford Woods is near Butler County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Bradford Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradford Woods ...
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.
- Bakerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Byersdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byersdale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
- Downieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glen Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Eden is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Hardy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hays Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Highcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Sample
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sample is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Seven Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bradford Woods 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 Bradford Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bradford Woods and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bradford Woods to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradford Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bradford Woods 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 Bradford Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6379, Longitude: -80.0811 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.629 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.681 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.391 degrees. |
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