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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 Bruner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruner 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 Bruner:
    • 37.014775, -92.986009
    • 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 Bruner
  • 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 Bruner ...

We found five communities that share the name Bruner.

Within Missouri, the name Bruner is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bruner [Calhoun County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Bruner.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bruner [Tulsa County].
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Bruner is located in Richland County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bruner that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Bruner.
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • This Bruner is located in Orange County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<3> to the south of the Bruner that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bruner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruner ...

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.

  • All
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
    • All is located in Webster County
  • Christian Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Center
    • Christian Center is located in Christian County
  • Cody
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Cody is located in Greene County
  • Elkhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
    • Elkhead is located in Christian County
  • Fordland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
    • Fordland is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <5>
  • Goodhope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
    • Goodhope is located in Douglas County
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
  • Lawing ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing
    • Lawing is located in Christian County
  • Low Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Christian County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Palace ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
      • Palace is located in Greene County
    • Panther Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
      • Panther Valley is located in Webster County
    • Red Bank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
    • Rogersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Christian County
    • Witty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty
      • Witty is located in Douglas County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruner and extending to:

  • Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bruner to Ozark, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bruner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bruner 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>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- Bruner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0148, Longitude: -92.9860       In this case, the coordinates for Bruner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bruner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.823 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.56 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.289 degrees.









 

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