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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bronson
- 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:
- 41.872350, -85.194667
- 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 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 Branch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Branch County
- Since Bronson is near Saint Joseph County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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
Communities Also Named Bronson ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Bronson.
Within Michigan, the name Bronson is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Bronson lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bronson that is located in Branch County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Bronson lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bronson that is located in Branch County.
- Texas
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.
- Canada Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canada Shores
- From Bronson to Canada Shores
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Branch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coldwater
- From Bronson to Coldwater
- Colon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <4>
- Crystal Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Crystal Beach is located in Branch County
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fawn River
- From Bronson to Fawn River
- Greenfield Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield Mills
- From Bronson to Greenfield Mills
- Hatmaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatmaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hatmaker
- From Bronson to Hatmaker
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jamestown
- From Bronson to Jamestown
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinderhook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Branch County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kinderhook
- From Bronson to Kinderhook
- Nevada Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Panama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pearl Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
- Pearl Beach is located in Branch County
- Trailtree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailtree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
How Far From Bronson 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 city 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:
- Coldwater, which is the Seat of Branch County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bronson to Coldwater, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bronson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bronson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8723, Longitude: -85.1947 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.833 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.505 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.373 degrees. |