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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 Axe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Axe 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 Axe:
    • 40.138974, -75.244256
    • 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 Axe
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Broad Axe is near Philadelphia County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Axe

Communities Also Named Broad Axe ...

We found one communities that are also named Broad Axe.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Broad Axe is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Broad Axe in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Broad Axe [Albemarle County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Axe ...

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.

  • Blue Bell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cold Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
  • Dublin Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
  • Far-A-Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Flourtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickorytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
  • Joshua Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
  • Marble Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
  • Meadow Wick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
  • Mermaid Estates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
  • Mews at Blue Bell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pheasant Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
    • Plymouth Meeting
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Seven Stars
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Spring House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Springtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Stuarts Keep
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Three Tuns
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Townline
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Townline is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
    • Valley Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Village Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Broad Axe and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Broad Axe to Harrisburg, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Broad Axe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Axe) 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 Broad Axe 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 Axe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1390, Longitude: -75.2443       In this case, the coordinates for Broad Axe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.734 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.322 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.45 degrees.