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

When in Broadway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadway Estates 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 Broadway Estates:
    • 39.590000, -104.983611
    • 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 Broadway Estates
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadway Estates ...

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.

  • Archer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
  • Bear Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Denver County
  • Carriage Club
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
    • Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
  • Centennial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
    • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
  • Cherry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
  • Greenwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <2>
  • Heritage Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
  • Littleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadows
    • Park Meadows is located in Douglas County
  • Ruby Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
    • Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
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    • Southpark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southpark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
      • Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
    • University Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
      • University Hills is located in Denver County
    • University Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Denver County
    • Willow Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Broadway Estates and extending to:

  • Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Broadway Estates to Denver, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadway Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadway Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5900, Longitude: -104.9836       In this case, the coordinates for Broadway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Broadway Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.005 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.984 degrees.









 

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