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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadwater 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:
- 41.598117, -102.852572
- 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
- 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 Morrill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrill County
- Since Broadwater is near Garden County and also Cheyenne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheyenne 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
Communities Also Named Broadwater ...
We found five communities that are also named Broadwater.
Within Nebraska, the name Broadwater is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Broadwater is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Broadwater that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Broadwater.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Broadwater is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the east of the Broadwater that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Broadwater.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Broadwater is located in New Madrid County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Broadwater that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Broadwater.
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This Broadwater is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadwater that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Broadwater.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Broadwater is located in Northampton County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the east of the Broadwater that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Broadwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadwater ...
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.
- Craft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsman is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsman
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mumper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mumper is located in Garden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumper
- Piper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
How Far From Broadwater 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 village such as Broadwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadwater and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Morrill County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broadwater to Bridgeport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broadwater) 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 Broadwater 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5981, Longitude: -102.8526 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.094 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.565 degrees. |
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