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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 Broadmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadmoor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Broadmoor:
    • 33.429831, -86.937492
    • 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 Broadmoor
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Broadmoor is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Broadmoor

Communities Also Named Broadmoor ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Broadmoor.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Broadmoor.

Beyond Alabama, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Elmore County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Elmore County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Broadmoor.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Broadmoor lies 3,304 miles [5,317.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Broadmoor lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Broadmoor.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Broadmoor is located in El Paso County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Broadmoor.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Muscogee County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Broadmoor.
    • Illinois
      • Marshall County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Marshall County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Broadmoor.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Marion County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Broadmoor.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Lafayette Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Orleans 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 Broadmoor [Orleans Parish].
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Broadmoor.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Baltimore County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Broadmoor.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves 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 New Mexico community of Broadmoor [Chaves County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Greenville County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Broadmoor.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Dyer County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Broadmoor.
    • Texas
      • Potter 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 Texas community of Broadmoor [Potter County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Broadmoor is located in Chesapeake City and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Broadmoor.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Broadmoor is located in King County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Broadmoor.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood 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 West Virginia community of Broadmoor [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadmoor ...

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.

  • Bush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Dolomite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Garywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hillman Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
    • Industrial City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
    • Pauls Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
    • Skyview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Vineland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
    • Walnut Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadmoor and extending to:

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broadmoor to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 668 miles [1,075 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broadmoor) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Broadmoor 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Broadmoor 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 Broadmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4298, Longitude: -86.9375       In this case, the coordinates for Broadmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.752 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.363 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.37 degrees.