Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Broadville Manor:
  • 38.168683, -84.931340
  • 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 Broadville Manor

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Broadville Manor is near Shelby County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Broadville Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadville Manor ...

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 Eddy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Big Eddy is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
• Castle ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Duckers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Duckers is located in Woodford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckers
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Farmdale is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Forks of Elkhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
• Harvieland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harvieland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
• Indian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jett is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Lanes Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanes Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mill
• Slickway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Slickway is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickway

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Broadville Manor and extending to:

• Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the northeast (NE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Broadville Manor to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'