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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 Robert Bruce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robert Bruce 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 Robert Bruce:
- 40.176000, -75.119800
- 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 Robert Bruce
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Robert Bruce is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Robert Bruce
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robert Bruce ...
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.
- Carpenters Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- County Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Dublin Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Heaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Ivybrook Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
- Ivygreene Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
- Ivyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lacey Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Meetinghouse Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Paper Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Pheasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Saw Mill Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Shoemaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
- Three Tuns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Robert Bruce 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 Robert Bruce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Robert Bruce and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robert Bruce to Norristown, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Robert Bruce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Robert Bruce 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 Robert Bruce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1760, Longitude: -75.1198 In this case, the coordinates for Robert Bruce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.38 degrees. |
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