We found two communities that share the name Bruceton.
Within Ontario, the name Bruceton is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Bruceton is located in Allegheny County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bruceton.
Tennessee
Carroll County
This Bruceton is located in Carroll County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bruceton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruceton ...
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.
Guiney (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guiney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Bruceton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruceton and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bruceton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruceton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bruceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2167, Longitude: -77.4000
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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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 Bruceton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.552 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.059 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.223 degrees.