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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 Bridgeway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgeway and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bridgeway:
    • 39.486744, -80.907051
    • 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 Bridgeway
  • 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
    • Since Bridgeway is near Wetzel County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Bridgeway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgeway ...

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.

  • Bearsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bearsville is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
  • Big Moses
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Moses is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
  • Blue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Centerview ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerview is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Everett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Everett is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Falls Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Mills is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
  • Fly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
  • Fly Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fly Ferry is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Ferry
  • Little
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
  • Locke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Locke is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • Lonetree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadville is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meeker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Meeker is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Sistersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stringtown ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Wick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wick is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridgeway and extending to:

  • Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the North.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bridgeway to Charleston, 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 5 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bridgeway) 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 Bridgeway 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 Bridgeway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4867, Longitude: -80.9071       In this case, the coordinates for Bridgeway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.188 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.142 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.169 degrees.