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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 Bruce Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruce Crossing 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 Bruce Crossing:
- 38.477690, -120.270751
- 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 Bruce Crossing
- 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since Bruce Crossing is near Amador County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Bruce Crossing
Communities Also Named Bruce Crossing ...
We found two communities that are also named Bruce Crossing.
There is one other community in California that is also named Bruce Crossing.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Bruce Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Amador County
- This Bruce Crossing is located in Amador County and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the west of the Bruce Crossing that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Bruce Crossing.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Ontonagon County
- This Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bruce Crossing that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Bruce Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruce Crossing ...
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.
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
- Big Trees Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
- Boards Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boards Crossing is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boards Crossing
- Bruce Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bruce Crossing is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bummerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Cottage Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cottage Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Springs
- Dew Drop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dew Drop is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Drop
- Hams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hams is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams
- Skyhigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyhigh
- Snowshoe Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snowshoe Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe Springs
- Tragedy Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tragedy Spring is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tragedy Spring
How Far From Bruce Crossing 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 Bruce Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruce Crossing and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bruce Crossing to San Andreas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 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 8,096 miles [13,029.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crossing) 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 Bruce Crossing 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 Bruce Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4777, Longitude: -120.2708 In this case, the coordinates for Bruce Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.115 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.847 degrees. |
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