Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Broadhurst:
  • 31.474106, -81.917336
  • 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 Broadhurst

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Broadhurst is near Brantley County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Broadhurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadhurst ...

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.

• Doctortown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
• Hortense
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hortense is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hortense <1>
• K'Ville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • K'Ville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K'Ville
• Leake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leake is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leake
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Needmore is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Offerman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Offerman is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Offerman <1>
• Paradise Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Popwellville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
• Sun Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sun Hill is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
• Trudie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Trudie is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudie

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

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

• Jesup, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broadhurst to Jesup, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'