Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Broad Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Brook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Broad Brook
- 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 Broad Brook:
- 41.914524, -72.545516
- 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 Broad Brook
- 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Since Broad Brook is near Tolland County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Brook ...
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.
- Breakneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Bull Run Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run Corner
- Bull Run Corner is located in Hartford County
- Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
- Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
- Hazardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County
- Kings Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Hartford County
- Quarryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Rainbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
- Shaker Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
- Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County
- Warehouse Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
- Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
- Warehouse Point Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warehouse Point Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point Station
- Warehouse Point Station is located in Hartford County
How Far From Broad Brook 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 Broad Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Broad Brook and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Broad Brook to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,168 miles [6,707.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broad Brook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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- Broad Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broad Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9145, Longitude: -72.5455 |
| <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 Broad Brook 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 304.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.459 degrees. |