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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 Bruno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bruno 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 Bruno:
- 36.637602, -82.422091
- 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 Bruno
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Bruno is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bruno
Communities Also Named Bruno ...
We found ten communities that are also named Bruno.
Within Virginia, the name Bruno is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Marion County
- This Bruno is located in Marion County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bruno.
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bruno [Montgomery County].
- Minnesota
- Pine County
- This Bruno is located in Pine County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Bruno.
- Montana
- Meagher County
- This Bruno is located in Meagher County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Bruno.
- Nebraska
- Butler County
- This Bruno is located in Butler County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bruno.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Bruno is located in Perry County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Bruno.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Bruno is located in Atoka County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Bruno.
- Saskatchewan
- This Bruno lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bruno [Anderson County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Bruno is located in Logan County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bruno that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Bruno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bruno ...
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.
- Deans Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Fox Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Gunnings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gunnings is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
- Harmony Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jayne Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
- Jett Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jett Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
- Larkspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Maces Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Martin Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
- Mystic Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pettyjohn Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Scenic Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Silica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snowflake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunrise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
- Williams Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
How Far From Bruno 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 Bruno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bruno and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Bruno to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bruno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bruno could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Bruno 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 Bruno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6376, Longitude: -82.4221 In this case, the coordinates for Bruno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.152 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.824 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.724 degrees. |
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