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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 Broadwater Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadwater Estates 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 Broadwater Estates:
- 39.218440, -76.959143
- 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 Broadwater Estates
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Broadwater Estates is near Montgomery County and also Prince George's 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 Prince George's 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 Broadwater Estates
Communities Also Named Broadwater Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Broadwater Estates.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Broadwater Estates.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Prince George's County
- This Broadwater Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south of the Broadwater Estates that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Broadwater Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadwater Estates ...
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.
- Cabin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cedar Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Pause
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Greene Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Hemlock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Heritage Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Shepherds Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
- Sycamore Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
- Twelve Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twelve Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Hills
How Far From Broadwater Estates 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 Broadwater Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadwater Estates and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broadwater Estates to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Broadwater Estates) 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 Broadwater Estates 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 Broadwater Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2184, Longitude: -76.9591 In this case, the coordinates for Broadwater Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.823 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.557 degrees. |
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