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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 Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Ford 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 Ford:
    • 40.047296, -79.608372
    • 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 Ford
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Broad Ford is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ford

Communities Also Named Broad Ford ...

We found one communities that are also named Broad Ford.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Broad Ford is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Broad Ford is located in Grayson County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broad Ford that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Broad Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Ford ...

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.

  • Breakneck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Coldbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coldbrook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
  • Crossland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crossland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
  • Dry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dry Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Hulltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hulltown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulltown
  • Kingview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Nellie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellie is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Poplar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Raineytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Raineytown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
  • Reservoir Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
  • Rogerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
  • Trotter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Trotter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter
  • Walnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broad Ford to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 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- Broad Ford) 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 Broad Ford 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 Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0473, Longitude: -79.6084       In this case, the coordinates for Broad Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.369 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.296 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.395 degrees.