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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 Braddock:
38.820946, -77.068033
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We found eight communities that are also named Braddock.
Within Virginia, the name Braddock is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Summit County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Braddock [Summit County].
Kansas
Harvey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Braddock [Harvey County].
Maryland
Frederick County
This Braddock is located in Frederick County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Braddock.
New Jersey
Camden County
This Braddock is located in Camden County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Braddock.
North Dakota
Emmons County
This Braddock is located in Emmons County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Braddock.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Braddock is located in Allegheny County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Braddock.
Washington County
This Braddock is located in Washington County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Braddock.
Saskatchewan
This Braddock lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km]<2> to the northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddock ...
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.
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 Braddock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braddock and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Braddock to Richmond, 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 just to the north northeast (NNE).
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Braddock 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 . 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.
<2>
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- Braddock) 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 Braddock 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 Braddock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8209, Longitude: -77.0680 In this case, the coordinates for Braddock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.913 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.453 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.757 degrees.