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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadview 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:
    • 35.566502, -82.504845
    • 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
  • 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
    • Since Broadview is near Henderson County and also McDowell 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 McDowell 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

Communities Also Named Broadview ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Broadview.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Broadview.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Guilford County
      • This Broadview is located in Guilford County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Broadview.
    • Iredell County
      • This Broadview is located in Iredell County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Broadview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Broadview is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Broadview.
    • British Columbia
      • This Broadview lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Broadview is located in Broward County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Broadview.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton 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 Georgia community of Broadview [Fulton County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Broadview is located in Cook County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Broadview.
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Broadview [Grant County].
      • Lawrence 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 Indiana community of Broadview [Lawrence County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Broadview is located in Monroe County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Broadview.
    • Kansas
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Saline County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Broadview.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Broadview is located in Caddo Parish and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Broadview.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Broadview [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Broadview is located in Harford County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Broadview.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Broadview is located in Prince George's County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northeast of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Broadview.
    • Montana
      • Yellowstone County
      • This Broadview is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Broadview.
    • New Mexico
      • Curry County
      • This Broadview is located in Curry County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the west of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Broadview.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Broadview is located in Summit County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Broadview.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Broadview is located in Allegheny County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Broadview.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Broadview lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • This Broadview is located in Crockett County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Broadview.
      • Franklin County
      • This Broadview is located in Franklin County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Broadview.
      • Maury County
      • This Broadview is located in Maury County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Broadview.
    • Texas
      • Lubbock County
      • This Broadview is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the west of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Broadview.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Broadview is located in King County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadview that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Broadview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadview ...

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.

  • Dogwood Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
  • Gashes Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Haw Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Hazel Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Mountainbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Murphy Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
  • Riceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Rolling Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
  • Rosebank Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
  • Spring Time
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
  • Valley Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Springs is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs

How Far From Broadview to ...

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

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

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Broadview to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broadview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Broadview 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 county. 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>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 Broadview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Broadview 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5665, Longitude: -82.5048       In this case, the coordinates for Broadview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.194 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.717 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.065 degrees.