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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 Broadmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadmoor 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 Broadmoor:
    • 34.891228, -82.324840
    • 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 Broadmoor
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since Broadmoor is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Broadmoor

Communities Also Named Broadmoor ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Broadmoor.

Within South Carolina, the name Broadmoor is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Elmore County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Broadmoor.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Jefferson County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Broadmoor.
    • Alaska
      • This Broadmoor lies 3,351 miles [5,392.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Broadmoor lies 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Broadmoor.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Broadmoor is located in El Paso County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Broadmoor.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Muscogee County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Broadmoor.
    • Illinois
      • Marshall County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Marshall County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Broadmoor.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Marion County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Broadmoor.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Lafayette Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the west southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Orleans 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 Broadmoor [Orleans Parish].
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Broadmoor.
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the southwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Broadmoor.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Baltimore County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Broadmoor.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves 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 New Mexico community of Broadmoor [Chaves County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Broadmoor is located in Dyer County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Broadmoor.
    • Texas
      • Potter 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 Texas community of Broadmoor [Potter County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Broadmoor is located in Chesapeake City and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Broadmoor.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Broadmoor is located in King County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the northwest of the Broadmoor that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Broadmoor.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood 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 West Virginia community of Broadmoor [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadmoor ...

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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Forest View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Green Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Grey Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
  • Hermitage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
  • Kingsgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Liberty Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Mountain Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Nursery ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nursery is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Paris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Peppertree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peppertree is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Pine Knott Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Piney Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Shady Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
    • Silver Leaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
    • Spring Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Willow Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Broadmoor to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Broadmoor) 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 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 Broadmoor 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>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.
<4>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 Broadmoor 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 Broadmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8912, Longitude: -82.3248       In this case, the coordinates for Broadmoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.079 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.181 degrees.