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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 Broadview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadview Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Broadview Acres:
    • 39.452046, -77.383596
    • 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 Broadview Acres
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Broadview Acres is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Broadview Acres

Communities Also Named Broadview Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Broadview Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Broadview Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Broadview Acres is located in Union County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Broadview Acres that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Broadview Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Broadview Acres is located in Clark County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west of the Broadview Acres that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Broadview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadview Acres ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Charlesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Christophers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clear View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clear View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Clover Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
  • Colony Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
  • Discovery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Discovery is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Field Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Fountain Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
  • Frederick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Green Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Green Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Harmony Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
    • Harmony Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
    • Indian Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Maplewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pleasant Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
    • Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
    • Rocky Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Scouts Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
    • Silver Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Walkersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Winpenny Tell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Workmans Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

How Far From Broadview Acres 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 Broadview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Broadview Acres to Annapolis, 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadview Acres) 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 Broadview Acres 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 Broadview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4520, Longitude: -77.3836       In this case, the coordinates for Broadview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.647 degrees.