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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 Broom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broom 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 Broom:
- 35.920073, -91.121514
- 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 Broom
- 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 Broom ...
We found one communities that share the name Broom.
Within Arkansas, the name Broom is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Broom in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Broom [Polk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broom ...
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.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Clover Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Dowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Dowdy is located in Independence County
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Lawrence County
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <3>
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Lawrence County
- Lauratown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauratown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauratown
- Lauratown is located in Lawrence County
- Lockheart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockheart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockheart
- Lockheart is located in Independence County
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strangers Home
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strangers Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home
- Strangers Home is located in Lawrence County
- Strawberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
How Far From Broom 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 Broom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Broom once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Broom and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broom to Walnut Ridge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Broom 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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 Broom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9201, Longitude: -91.1215 In this case, the coordinates for Broom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 Broom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.528 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.914 degrees. |
<10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.644 degrees. |
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