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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 Broad Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Acres 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 Broad Acres:
    • 38.639837, -75.575759
    • 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 Broad Acres
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Broad Acres is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Broad Acres

Communities Also Named Broad Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Broad Acres.

Within Delaware, the name Broad Acres is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Broad Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Broad Acres.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Macomb County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Broad Acres.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Broad Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Broad Acres.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Broad Acres.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Mercer County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Broad Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Knox County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Broad Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Acres ...

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.

  • Blades
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Fisher Mill Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
  • Heritage Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hill N Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Lake Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Old Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
  • Ruth Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
  • Snug Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Broad Acres 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broad Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Acres) 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 Broad Acres 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 Broad Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6398, Longitude: -75.5758       In this case, the coordinates for Broad Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.052 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.208 degrees.