Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Broad Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Branch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Broad Branch

• 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 Branch:
  • 30.311585, -85.295475
  • 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 Branch

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Broad Branch is near Bay County and also Gulf County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf 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 Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Branch ...

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.

• Bayou George
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bayou George is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
• Cairo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cairo is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Couch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Couch is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Fisher Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Corner is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corner
• Fountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
• Lake Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
• Lewis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Marysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Mosquito Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
• Nixon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nixon is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Broad Branch and extending to:

• Blountstown, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broad Branch to Blountstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'