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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 Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ford:
- 37.381442, -86.079415
- 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 Ford
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Broad Ford is near Hart County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Ford
Communities Also Named Broad Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Broad Ford.
Within Kentucky, the name Broad Ford is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Broad Ford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Broad Ford is located in Fayette County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broad Ford that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Broad Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Ford ...
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.
- Big Windy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Windy is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Windy
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dug Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Iberia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Lines Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Pearman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pearman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearman
- Pine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Riders Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riders Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Snap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
- Spike
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spike is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike
- Sportsmens Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise
How Far From Broad Ford 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 Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broad Ford and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broad Ford to Leitchfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broad Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ford 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 Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3814, Longitude: -86.0794 In this case, the coordinates for Broad Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.08 degrees. |
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