Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bridgehaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgehaven and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bridgehaven

• 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 Bridgehaven:
  • 47.834259, -122.690712
  • 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 Bridgehaven

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Bridgehaven is near Kitsap County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Bridgehaven

Communities Also Named Bridgehaven ...

We found one communities that are also named Bridgehaven.

Within Washington, the name Bridgehaven is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Bridgehaven in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Sonoma County
    • This Bridgehaven is located in Sonoma County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the south of the Bridgehaven that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Bridgehaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgehaven ...

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.

• Beaver Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Bees Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bees Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Mill
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Little Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Boston is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boston
• Mats Mats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
• Olympic View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Olympic View is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic View
• Port Gamble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Port Gamble is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gamble
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gamble <2>
• Rose Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rose Point is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
• Twin Spits
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Spits is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spits
• Virginia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Virginia is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

How Far From Bridgehaven 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 Bridgehaven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bridgehaven and extending to:

• Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bridgehaven to Port Townsend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'