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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadview Estates 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 Estates:
    • 35.241781, -82.721514
    • 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 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Since Broadview Estates is near Henderson County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Broadview Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Broadview Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Broadview Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Broadview Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broadview Estates that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Broadview Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Broadview Estates is located in Anderson County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south of the Broadview Estates that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Broadview Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadview 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.

  • Ducktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Falls Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Glen Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
  • Knob Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Knob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Knob Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rocky Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Seven Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Stoney Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
  • Sweetwater Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms

How Far From Broadview Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Broadview Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadview Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 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 Broadview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2418, Longitude: -82.7215       In this case, the coordinates for Broadview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.317 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.242 degrees.