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38.543108, -90.262614
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We found 29 communities that are also named Broadway.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Broadway.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Maries County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Broadway [Maries County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sacramento County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Broadway [Sacramento County].
San Mateo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Broadway [San Mateo County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Broadway is located in Hillsborough County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<3> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Broadway.
Illinois
Winnebago County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Broadway [Winnebago County].
Iowa
Linn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Broadway [Linn County].
Kentucky
Edmonson County
This Broadway is located in Edmonson County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<3> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Broadway.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Broadway [Middlesex County].
Nevada
White Pine County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Broadway [White Pine County].
New Jersey
Camden County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Broadway [Camden County].
Warren County
This Broadway is located in Warren County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<3> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Broadway.
New York
Oswego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Broadway [Oswego County].
Queens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Broadway [Queens County].
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Broadway is located in Columbus County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<3> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Broadway.
Lee County
This Broadway is located in Lee County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Broadway.
Moore County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Broadway [Moore County].
Nova Scotia
This Broadway lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<3> to the east northeast.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Broadway [Cuyahoga County].
Union County
This Broadway is located in Union County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<3> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Broadway.
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
This Broadway is located in Luzerne County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<3> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Broadway.
Rhode Island
Newport County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Broadway [Newport County].
South Carolina
Clarendon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Broadway [Clarendon County].
Tennessee
Henderson County
This Broadway is located in Henderson County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<3> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Broadway.
Texas
Crosby County
This Broadway is located in Crosby County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Broadway.
Dallas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Broadway [Dallas County].
Lamar County
This Broadway is located in Lamar County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Broadway.
Virginia
Rockingham County
This Broadway is located in Rockingham County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<3> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Broadway.
Washington
Douglas County
This Broadway is located in Douglas County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<3> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Broadway.
King County
This Broadway is located in King County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Broadway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadway ...
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.
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 Broadway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadway and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Broadway to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broadway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Broadway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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- Broadway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Broadway 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 Broadway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5431, Longitude: -90.2626 In this case, the coordinates for Broadway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.112 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.788 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.698 degrees.