Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 De Bruce:
  • 33.352085, -82.050118
  • 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 De Bruce

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since De Bruce is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 De Bruce

Curious and Interesting Names Near De 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.

• Adventure ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adventure is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
• Apple Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Edenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edenwood is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
• Fairvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
• Gracewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gracewood is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracewood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gracewood <1>
• Hidden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Meadowlark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rain Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
  • Rolling Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Sand Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Spanish Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
  • Twin Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Woodlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from De Bruce to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'