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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 Brutus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brutus 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 Brutus:
- 45.493067, -84.781713
- 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 Brutus
- 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 Emmet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet County
- Since Brutus is near Cheboygan County and also Charlevoix County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix 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 Brutus
Communities Also Named Brutus ...
We found two communities that are also named Brutus.
Within Michigan, the name Brutus is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- This Brutus is located in Clay County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brutus that is located in Emmet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brutus.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brutus that is located in Emmet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Brutus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brutus ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Epsilon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Epsilon is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
- Indian River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indianville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianville
- Levering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marsh Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Roaring Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Royal Oak Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Beach
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Brutus 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 Brutus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brutus and extending to:
- Petoskey, which is the Seat of Emmet County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brutus to Petoskey, with an average speed<3> 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brutus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brutus 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 Brutus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4931, Longitude: -84.7817 In this case, the coordinates for Brutus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.414 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.927 degrees. |
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