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 Bristol:
41.671549, -71.271288
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.
We found 47 communities that share the name Bristol.
Within Rhode Island, the name Bristol is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 39 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bristol, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Faulkner County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bristol [Faulkner County].
California
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bristol [Orange County].
San Bernardino County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bristol [San Bernardino County].
Colorado
Prowers County
This Bristol is located in Prowers County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Bristol.
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Bristol is located in Hartford County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Bristol.
Florida
Liberty County
This Bristol is located in Liberty County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Bristol.
Georgia
Pierce County
This Bristol is located in Pierce County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Bristol.
Illinois
Effingham County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bristol [Effingham County].
Kendall County
This Bristol is located in Kendall County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Bristol.
Indiana
Elkhart County
This Bristol is located in Elkhart County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elkhart County community of Bristol.
Iowa
Worth County
This Bristol is located in Worth County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Bristol.
Kansas
Coffey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bristol [Coffey County].
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bristol [Jefferson County].
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Bristol is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Bristol.
Saint Landry Parish
This Bristol is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km] to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Bristol.
Maine
Lincoln County
This Bristol is located in Lincoln County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bristol.
Manitoba
This Bristol lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Bristol is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bristol.
Charles County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bristol [Charles County].
Michigan
Iosco County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bristol [Iosco County].
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bristol [Kent County].
Lake County
This Bristol is located in Lake County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Bristol.
Minnesota
Fillmore County
This Bristol is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Bristol.
Missouri
Jackson County
This Bristol is located in Jackson County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bristol.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Bristol [Lincoln County].
Washoe County
This community is historic and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Bristol.
New Brunswick
This Bristol lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Bristol is located in Grafton County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the north of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Bristol.
New York
Ontario County
This Bristol is located in Ontario County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Bristol.
Nova Scotia
This Bristol lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
Ohio
Morgan County
This Bristol is located in Morgan County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bristol.
Perry County
This Bristol is located in Perry County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Bristol.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
This Bristol is located in Bucks County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bristol.
Prince Edward Island
This Bristol lies 535 miles [861 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
Quebec
This Bristol lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
South Dakota
Day County
This Bristol is located in Day County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Day County community of Bristol.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Bristol is located in Sullivan County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Bristol.
Texas
Ellis County
This Bristol is located in Ellis County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Bristol.
Vermont
Addison County
This Bristol is located in Addison County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Bristol.
Virginia
Bristol City
This Bristol is located in Bristol City and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Bristol.
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bristol [Washington County].
Washington
Kittitas County
This Bristol is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Bristol.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Bristol is located in Harrison County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Bristol.
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
This Bristol is located in Kenosha County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<3> to the west of the Bristol that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Bristol.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Costa Rica
Distance: 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<3> to the south southwest
England
Distance: 3,206 miles [5,159.6 km]<3> to the northeast
Jamaica
Distance: 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<3> to the south southwest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristol ...
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.
Barneyville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Bristol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bristol and extending to:
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bristol to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,121 miles [6,632.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bristol could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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- Bristol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6715, Longitude: -71.2713
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Bristol to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.202 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.711 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.014 degrees.