Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Broach Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broach Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Broach Mill

• 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 Broach Mill:
  • 32.548746, -85.756622
  • 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 Broach Mill

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Broach Mill is near Tallapoosa County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Broach Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broach Mill ...

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.

• Beehive
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beehive is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
• Buckville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Buckville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Golddust
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Golddust is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
• Jordanville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jordanville is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Liberty City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Liberty City is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Ponders
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Reeltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Broach Mill 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 Broach Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Broach Mill and extending to:

• Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broach Mill to Tuskegee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'