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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 Brodhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brodhead 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 Brodhead:
- 37.403799, -84.416052
- 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 Brodhead
- 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Since Brodhead is near Lincoln County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Brodhead
Communities Also Named Brodhead ...
We found three communities that are also named Brodhead.
Within Kentucky, the name Brodhead is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Brodhead is located in Ulster County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brodhead that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Brodhead.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Brodhead is located in Northampton County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brodhead that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Brodhead.
- Wisconsin
- Green County
- This Brodhead is located in Green County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brodhead that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Brodhead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brodhead ...
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.
- Bee Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Burr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burr is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Gum Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Hummel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hummel is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummel
- Level Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Quail
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Randy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
- Roundstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Sand Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Turkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
How Far From Brodhead to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Brodhead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brodhead and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brodhead to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brodhead) 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 Brodhead 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 Brodhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4038, Longitude: -84.4161 In this case, the coordinates for Brodhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.349 degrees. |
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