Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bridgewater Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgewater Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bridgewater Center
- 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 Bridgewater Center:
- 43.616458, -72.659265
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bridgewater Center
- 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Bridgewater Center is near Rutland County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bridgewater Center ...
We found two communities that share the name Bridgewater Center.
Within Vermont, the name Bridgewater Center is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of Bridgewater Center [Plymouth County].
- Ohio
- Williams County
- This Bridgewater Center is located in Williams County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<2> to the west of the Bridgewater Center that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Bridgewater Center.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgewater Center ...
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.
- Brewers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
- Cold River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Cold River is located in Rutland County
- Fieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Gaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Grahamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Hartland Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Four Corners
- Hartland Four Corners is located in Windsor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland Four Corners <4>
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Windsor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Prosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Sheddsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
How Far From Bridgewater Center 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 Bridgewater Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridgewater Center and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies just to the East.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bridgewater Center to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgewater Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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 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 Bridgewater Center 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgewater Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgewater Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6165, Longitude: -72.6593 In this case, the coordinates for Bridgewater Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bridgewater Center 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 304.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.666 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.669 degrees. |