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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 Bruceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruceville 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 Bruceville:
- 38.758494, -87.414772
- 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 Bruceville
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Bruceville is near Lawrence County and also Davies's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's 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 Bruceville
Communities Also Named Bruceville ...
We found nine communities that are also named Bruceville.
Within Indiana, the name Bruceville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Bruceville is located in Bullock County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Bruceville.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Bruceville is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Bruceville.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Bruceville is located in Marion County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bruceville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Bruceville is located in Carroll County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bruceville.
- Talbot County
- This Bruceville is located in Talbot County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Bruceville.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Bruceville is located in Ulster County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Bruceville.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Bruceville is located in Dyer County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Bruceville.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Bruceville is located in McLennan County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Bruceville.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Bruceville is located in Lunenburg County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bruceville that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Bruceville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruceville ...
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.
- Davy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davy is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Edwardsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Freelandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lettsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pinkstaff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Ragsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bruceville 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 town such as Bruceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruceville and extending to:
- Vincennes, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bruceville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bruceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bruceville 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 Bruceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7585, Longitude: -87.4148 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.271 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.322 degrees. |
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