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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 Broadwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadwell 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 Broadwell:
    • 34.873876, -116.193348
    • 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 Broadwell
  • 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Broadwell

Communities Also Named Broadwell ...

We found three communities that are also named Broadwell.

Within California, the name Broadwell is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Broadwell is located in Logan County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadwell that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Broadwell.
    • Kentucky
      • Harrison County
      • This Broadwell is located in Harrison County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadwell that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Broadwell.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Broadwell is located in Athens County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadwell that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Broadwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadwell ...

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.

  • Bagdad ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Basin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Basin is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Glasgow ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Harvard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harvard is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Hector
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hector is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • King ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • King is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Poe ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Poe is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Ragtown ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ragtown is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Zzyzx
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
    • Former names for Zzyzx:
    • Camp Soda
    • Soda Springs

How Far From Broadwell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Broadwell to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Broadwell to San Bernardino, with an average speed<2>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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,235 miles [13,252.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Broadwell 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 Broadwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8739, Longitude: -116.1933       In this case, the coordinates for Broadwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.67 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.458 degrees.