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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 Broad Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad 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 Broad Acres:
    • 36.037082, -79.394742
    • 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 Broad 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
    • Since Broad Acres is near Orange County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Broad Acres

Communities Also Named Broad Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Broad Acres.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Broad Acres.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Broad Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Broad Acres.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Broad Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Broad Acres.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Macomb County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Broad Acres.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Broad Acres.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Mercer County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Broad Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Broad Acres is located in Knox County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west of the Broad Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Broad Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad 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.

  • Cedar Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Florence Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence Town is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
  • Graham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
  • Granite Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Granite Village is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Haw River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawfields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
  • Pickwood Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rockwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockwood is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood

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

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

  • Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Broad Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 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- Broad 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 Broad 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 Broad Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0371, Longitude: -79.3947       In this case, the coordinates for Broad Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.379 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.707 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.685 degrees.