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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 Bruceton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruceton 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 Bruceton:
- 36.034111, -88.246978
- 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 Bruceton
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Bruceton is near Benton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Bruceton
Communities Also Named Bruceton ...
We found two communities that are also named Bruceton.
Within Tennessee, the name Bruceton is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Bruceton lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bruceton that is located in Carroll County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bruceton is located in Allegheny County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bruceton that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny 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.
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halls is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Hollow Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Long Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Rock is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rock
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pond Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pond Branch is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Branch
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sandy Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Bridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bridge
- Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Spanish Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spanish Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
- Tin Cup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tin Cup is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Cup
How Far From Bruceton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Bruceton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruceton and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bruceton to Huntingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 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- Bruceton) 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 Bruceton 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 Bruceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0341, Longitude: -88.2470 In this case, the coordinates for Bruceton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.352 degrees. |
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