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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bruningville:
    • 45.385291, -83.824441
    • 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 Bruningville
  • 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 Bruningville ...

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.

  • Bell Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
    • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
  • Big Cut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
    • Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
  • Bolton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Alpena County
  • Evergreen Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
    • Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
  • Grace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
  • Harbor View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
  • Hawks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
    • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
  • Leer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leer
    • Leer is located in Alpena County
  • Leroy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
  • Long Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Orchard Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
    • Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
  • Rainy Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
    • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
  • Rogers City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
    • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bruningville and extending to:

  • Rogers City, which is the Seat of Presque Isle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bruningville to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bruningville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruningville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruningville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3853, Longitude: -83.8244       In this case, the coordinates for Bruningville 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 Bruningville 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 311.775 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.83 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees.









 

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