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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 Bruceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruceville 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 Bruceville:
- 35.919518, -89.349516
- 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 Bruceville
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Bruceville is near Lauderdale County and also Crockett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crockett 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 Bruceville
Communities Also Named Bruceville ...
We found nine communities that are also named Bruceville.
Within Tennessee, the name Bruceville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Bruceville is located in Bullock County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Bruceville.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Bruceville is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Bruceville.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Bruceville is located in Marion County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bruceville.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Bruceville is located in Knox County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Bruceville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Bruceville is located in Carroll County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bruceville.
- Talbot County
- This Bruceville is located in Talbot County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Bruceville.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Bruceville is located in Ulster County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Bruceville.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Bruceville is located in McLennan County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Bruceville.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Bruceville is located in Lunenburg County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bruceville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Bruceville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruceville ...
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.
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Chestnut Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dog Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Hill is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Hill
- Double Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Bruceville 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 Bruceville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruceville and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bruceville to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bruceville) 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 Bruceville 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 Bruceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9195, Longitude: -89.3495 In this case, the coordinates for Bruceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.859 degrees. |
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