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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 Bronson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bronson 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 Bronson:
- 40.115036, -87.805305
- 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 Bronson
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Bronson is near Champaign County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Bronson
Communities Also Named Bronson ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Bronson.
Within Illinois, the name Bronson is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Levy County
- This Bronson is located in Levy County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Bronson.
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bronson [Randolph County].
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Bronson is located in Woodbury County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Bronson.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Bronson is located in Bourbon County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Bronson.
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Bronson is located in Iberia Parish and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Bronson.
- Michigan
- Branch County
- This Bronson is located in Branch County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Bronson.
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bronson [Cheyenne County].
- New Brunswick
- This Bronson lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Bronson.
- Ontario
- This Bronson lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- Texas
- Sabine County
- This Bronson is located in Sabine County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bronson that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Bronson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bronson ...
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.
- Belgium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Brothers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brothers is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Glenburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Hartshorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Hillery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jamesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Bronson 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 Bronson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bronson and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bronson to Danville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bronson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bronson 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bronson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bronson 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 Bronson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1150, Longitude: -87.8053 In this case, the coordinates for Bronson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.545 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.206 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.145 degrees. |
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