Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Broadview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Broadview
- 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 Broadview:
- 33.172341, -87.491393
- 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 Broadview
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Broadview is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hale County
- eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Broadview ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Broadview.
Within Alabama, the name Broadview is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Broadview lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Grant 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 Indiana community of Broadview [Grant County].
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Broadview [Lawrence County].
- Monroe County
- This Broadview is located in Monroe County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the north of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Broadview.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Broadview is located in Caddo Parish and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Broadview.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Broadview [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Broadview is located in Harford County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Broadview.
- Prince George's County
- This Broadview is located in Prince George's County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Broadview.
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Broadview is located in Buncombe County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Broadview.
- Guilford County
- This Broadview is located in Guilford County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Broadview.
- Iredell County
- This Broadview is located in Iredell County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Broadview.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Broadview lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- Tennessee
- Crockett County
- This Broadview is located in Crockett County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Broadview.
- Franklin County
- This Broadview is located in Franklin County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northeast of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Broadview.
- Maury County
- This Broadview is located in Maury County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north of the Broadview that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Broadview.
- Texas
- Washington
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadview ...
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.
- Box Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherry Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <5>
- Cottonwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Echo Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Fairway Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hillswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Jerusalem Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Heights
- Jerusalem Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lynn Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Peach Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Peach Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Running Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Running Brook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Sky Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Skyland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
- Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- South Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Stokes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Whispering Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Point
How Far From Broadview 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 Broadview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadview and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Broadview to Montgomery, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Broadview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1723, Longitude: -87.4914 In this case, the coordinates for Broadview 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 Broadview 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broadview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Broadview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.069 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.645 degrees. |