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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 Bradleytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bradleytown 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 Bradleytown:
- 36.002017, -89.648967
- 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 Bradleytown
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Bradleytown is near Mississippi County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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 Bradleytown
Communities Also Named Bradleytown ...
We found two communities that are also named Bradleytown.
Within Tennessee, the name Bradleytown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Bradleytown is located in Walker County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bradleytown that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Bradleytown.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Bradleytown is located in Venango County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bradleytown that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Bradleytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradleytown ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Chic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chic is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Heloise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heloise is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
- Michell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michell is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
- Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Stinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stinger is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
- Tiger Tail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
How Far From Bradleytown 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 Bradleytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bradleytown and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bradleytown to Dyersburg, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bradleytown) 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 Bradleytown 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 Bradleytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0020, Longitude: -89.6490 In this case, the coordinates for Bradleytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.973 degrees. |
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