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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 Bruno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruno 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 Bruno:
    • 39.848399, -82.413765
    • 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 Bruno
  • 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 Bruno ...

We found ten communities that share the name Bruno.

Within Ohio, the name Bruno is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This Bruno is located in Marion County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bruno.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Bruno [Montgomery County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pine County
      • This Bruno is located in Pine County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Bruno.
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • This Bruno is located in Meagher County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Bruno.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Bruno is located in Butler County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bruno.
    • Oklahoma
      • Atoka County
      • This Bruno is located in Atoka County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Bruno.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bruno lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Bruno [Anderson County].
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Bruno is located in Scott County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Bruno.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Bruno is located in Logan County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south of the Bruno that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bruno.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruno ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Licking County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
  • Firemans Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firemans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
    • Firemans Park is located in Perry County
  • Glass Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
    • Glass Rock is located in Perry County
  • Harbor Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
  • New Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reading
    • New Reading is located in Perry County
  • Pleasantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
  • Reservoir ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reservoir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
    • Reservoir is located in Licking County
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
  • Shell Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
    • Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Summerland Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
    • Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Thornville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
    • Thornville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornville <4>
  • Ziontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
    • Ziontown is located in Perry County

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

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

  • New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bruno to New Lexington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8484, Longitude: -82.4138       In this case, the coordinates for Bruno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bruno 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Bruno 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 311.108 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.244 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.722 degrees.









 

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