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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 Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradley Junction 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 Junction:
    • 40.551736, -78.666965
    • 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 Junction
  • 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Bradley Junction is near Indiana County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Junction

Communities Also Named Bradley Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Bradley Junction.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bradley Junction is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Bradley Junction in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Bradley Junction is located in Polk County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bradley Junction that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Bradley Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradley Junction ...

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.

  • Beaver Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Blue Goose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Chest Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Coupon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Dean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dean is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Edwards Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Foxburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Longs Crossroad
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
  • Lower Dutchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lower Dutchtown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dutchtown
  • Munster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Munster is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Slickport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Slickport is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Spangler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Swedetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
    • Tippletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
    • Tripoli
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tunnelhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Twenty Row
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
    • Wildwood Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

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

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

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bradley Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bradley Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Junction 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 Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5517, Longitude: -78.6670       In this case, the coordinates for Bradley Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.764 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.687 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.786 degrees.