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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bruno
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bruno ...
We found ten communities that share the name Bruno.
Within Virginia, the name Bruno is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout 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
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- 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
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Fox Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Gunnings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Harmony Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jayne Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayne Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
- Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
- Jett Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Larkspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Maces Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Martin Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
- Martin Ford is located in Washington County
- Mystic Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pettyjohn Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyjohn Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Scenic Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Silica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Snowflake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sunrise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
- Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Williams Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Scott County
- Pettyjohn Mill
How Far From Bruno 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bruno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bruno) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.724 degrees. |