Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Broughton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broughton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Broughton
- 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 Broughton:
- 40.325903, -79.986441
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Broughton
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Broughton is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Broughton ...
We found eight communities that share the name Broughton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Broughton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- This Broughton is located in Jasper County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Broughton that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Broughton.
- Morgan 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 Broughton [Morgan County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broughton ...
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.
- Curry
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Experiment
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Experiment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Gill Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Library have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
- Library is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <5>
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - New England
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Option
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Piney Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <5>
- Surgeon Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surgeon Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
How Far From Broughton 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 Broughton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broughton and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Broughton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broughton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broughton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broughton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3259, Longitude: -79.9864 In this case, the coordinates for Broughton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Broughton 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 Broughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Broughton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.587 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.586 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.462 degrees. |