Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Broadmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Broadmoor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Broadmoor
- 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 South Broadmoor:
- 30.440469, -91.077882
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Broadmoor
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since South Broadmoor is near Livingston Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Broadmoor ...
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.
- Airline Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
- Airline Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Executive Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Executive Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Goodwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Independence Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Place
- Independence Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kingsbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Land O'Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Land O'Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Palm Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Hills
- Palm Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sharp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Southpark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Woodland Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
- Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Red Oak
How Far From South Broadmoor 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 community such as South Broadmoor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Broadmoor and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from South Broadmoor to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Broadmoor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- South Broadmoor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Broadmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4405, Longitude: -91.0779 In this case, the coordinates for South Broadmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 South Broadmoor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.99 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.541 degrees. |