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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Broadmoor
- 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:
- 37.686600, -122.482751
- 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 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 San Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Broadmoor is near San Francisco County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Francisco County
- eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Broadmoor ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Broadmoor.
Within California, the name Broadmoor is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Broadmoor is located in Elmore County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Broadmoor.
- Jefferson County
- This Broadmoor is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Broadmoor.
- Alaska
- This Broadmoor lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo County.
- British Columbia
- This Broadmoor lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the north of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo County.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Broadmoor is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo 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 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo 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 1,930 miles [3,106 km] to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo 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 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km] to the east of the Broadmoor that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Broadmoor.
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
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.
- Brisbane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Brisbane is located in San Mateo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brisbane <3>
- Diamond Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Heights
- Diamond Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Forest Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County
- Gold Mine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Hill
- Gold Mine Hill is located in San Francisco County
- Oceanview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockaway Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Sharp Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Park
- Sharp Park is located in San Mateo County
- Silver Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Terrace
- Silver Terrace is located in San Francisco County
- Stonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Village Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in San Francisco County
How Far From Broadmoor 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 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:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broadmoor to Redwood City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,188 miles [13,177.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadmoor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broadmoor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6866, Longitude: -122.4828 In this case, the coordinates for Broadmoor 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 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> | 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.204 degrees. |