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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 Bridge Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridge Valley 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 Bridge Valley:
- 40.279551, -75.084337
- 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 Bridge Valley
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Bridge Valley is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Bridge Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridge Valley ...
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.
- Breadysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Breadysville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
- Castle Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Dyerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Farm School
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Furlong
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Ivybrook Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
- Ivygreene Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ivyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Mechanics Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mozart
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mozart is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Pine Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Pools Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Rushland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tradesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
How Far From Bridge Valley 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 community such as Bridge Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridge Valley and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bridge Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridge Valley) 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 Bridge Valley 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 Bridge Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2796, Longitude: -75.0843 In this case, the coordinates for Bridge Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.222 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.321 degrees. |
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