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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 Bridgewater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater:
- 43.627569, -72.663987
- 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 Bridgewater
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Bridgewater is near Rutland County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bridgewater
Communities Also Named Bridgewater ...
We found two communities that are also named Bridgewater.
Within Vermont, the name Bridgewater is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bridgewater that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Bridgewater.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Bridgewater is located in Oneida County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bridgewater that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Bridgewater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgewater ...
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)
- Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Cold River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cold River is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Fieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Gaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hartland Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Prosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sheddsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From Bridgewater to ...
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 Bridgewater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridgewater 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 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bridgewater to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bridgewater) 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 Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6276, Longitude: -72.6640 In this case, the coordinates for Bridgewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.665 degrees. |
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