|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bruceville - Eddy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruceville - Eddy 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 - Eddy:
- 31.305173, -97.251671
- 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 - Eddy
- 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Since Bruceville - Eddy is near McLennan County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell 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 - Eddy
Communities Also Named Bruceville - Eddy ...
We found one communities that are also named Bruceville - Eddy.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Bruceville - Eddy.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- McLennan County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Bruceville - Eddy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruceville - Eddy ...
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.
- Bruceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Downs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Levi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Levi is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Satin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stampede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stampede is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
- Temple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Triangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Woodway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Bruceville - Eddy 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 city such as Bruceville - Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bruceville - Eddy and extending to:
- Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bruceville - Eddy to Marlin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruceville - Eddy) 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 Bruceville - Eddy 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 - Eddy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3052, Longitude: -97.2517 In this case, the coordinates for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.013 degrees. |
|
|