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Communities Also Named Bruce ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Bruce.

Within Alberta, the name Bruce is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 34 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 33 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bruce [Jefferson County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Bruce is located in Weld County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Bruce.
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • This Bruce is located in Walton County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Bruce.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bruce [Montgomery County].
      • Wheeler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bruce [Wheeler County].
    • Illinois
      • Moultrie County
      • This Bruce is located in Moultrie County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Bruce.
    • Iowa
      • Wright County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Bruce [Wright County].
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Bruce.
      • Stevens County
      • This community is historic and although located in Stevens County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Bruce.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bruce [Barren County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bruce [Marquette County].
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bruce [Saint Clair County].
      • Tuscola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bruce [Tuscola County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rock County
      • This Bruce is located in Rock County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Bruce.
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun County
      • This Bruce is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bruce.
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Bruce [Garfield County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bruce lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<2> to the east.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bruce [Cumberland County].
      • Pitt County
      • This Bruce is located in Pitt County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Bruce.
    • North Dakota
      • Pembina County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Bruce [Pembina County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bruce [Belmont County].
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bruce.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Bruce is located in York County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bruce.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bruce [Lancaster County].
    • South Dakota
      • Brookings County
      • This Bruce is located in Brookings County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brookings County community of Bruce.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Johnson County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bruce.
      • Orange County
      • This community is historic and although located in Orange County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bruce.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Bruce is located in Chesapeake City and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Bruce.
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bruce [Norfolk City].
      • Rockingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bruce [Rockingham County].
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Bruce is located in Adams County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bruce.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Bruce is located in Nicholas County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Bruce.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bruce [Chippewa County].
      • Rusk County
      • This Bruce is located in Rusk County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Bruce.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruce ...

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.

  • Daysland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Inland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
  • Kingman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Poe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Round Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Viking
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viking <4>

How Far From Bruce 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 Bruce to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bruce to Edmonton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,710 miles [2,752 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bruce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.2361, Longitude: -112.2702    
<3>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 Bruce 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bruce to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.826 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.601 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.396 degrees.




 

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