Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bruce Lake Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruce Lake Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bruce Lake Station
- 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 Lake Station:
- 41.069486, -86.414727
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bruce Lake Station
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Bruce Lake Station is near Pulaski County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruce Lake Station ...
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.
- Bass Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Station
- Bass Station is located in Starke County
- Beardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Big Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Grass Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Guise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
- Guise Park is located in Fulton County
- Lake Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Marshtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Maxinkuckee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxinkuckee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <2>
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bruce Lake Station 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 Lake Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bruce Lake Station and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bruce Lake Station to Rochester, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bruce Lake Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bruce Lake Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruce Lake Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0695, Longitude: -86.4147 In this case, the coordinates for Bruce Lake Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.64 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.308 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.21 degrees. |