Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Broxton:
  • 31.629568, -82.892011
  • 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 Broxton

• 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Since Broxton is near Irwin County and also Jeff Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Irwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis 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 Broxton

Communities Also Named Broxton ...

We found one communities that are also named Broxton.

Within Georgia, the name Broxton is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Broxton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Caddo County
    • This Broxton is located in Caddo County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broxton that is located in Coffee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Broxton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broxton ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgetown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Cherokee Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• China Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • China Hill is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
• Huffer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huffer is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffer
• Lax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lax is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
• Red Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Roper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Snipesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Snipesville is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipesville

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

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

• Douglas, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Broxton to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'