Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Broadway Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadway Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Broadway Junction
- 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 Broadway Junction:
- 33.522607, -95.589680
- 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 Broadway Junction
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Broadway Junction is near Delta County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Broadway Junction ...
We found two communities that share the name Broadway Junction.
Within Texas, the name Broadway Junction is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Broadway Junction [Saint Louis City].
- New York
- Kings County
- This Broadway Junction is located in Kings County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway Junction that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Broadway Junction.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadway Junction ...
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.
- Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Glory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Howland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Lake Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Creek <4>
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Joy Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy Crossing
- Mount Joy Crossing is located in Delta County
- Prattville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Broadway Junction 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 Broadway Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadway Junction and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Broadway Junction to Paris, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadway Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Broadway Junction 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broadway Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadway Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5226, Longitude: -95.5897 In this case, the coordinates for Broadway Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Broadway Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.744 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.029 degrees. |