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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Broadway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadway 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 Broadway:
    • 33.703695, -101.072644
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Broadway.

There are two communities within Texas that are also named Broadway.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Dallas County
      • 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 Texas community of Broadway [Dallas County].
    • Lamar County
      • This Broadway is located in Lamar County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the east of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Broadway.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • 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 California community of Broadway [Sacramento County].
      • San Mateo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Broadway [San Mateo County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Broadway is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Broadway.
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • 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 Illinois community of Broadway [Winnebago County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • 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 Iowa community of Broadway [Linn County].
    • Kentucky
      • Edmonson County
      • This Broadway is located in Edmonson County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Broadway.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • 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 Massachusetts community of Broadway [Middlesex County].
    • Missouri
      • Maries County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Broadway [Maries County].
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Broadway is located in Saint Louis City and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Broadway.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Broadway [White Pine County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • 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 New Jersey community of Broadway [Camden County].
      • Warren County
      • This Broadway is located in Warren County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Broadway.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • 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 New York community of Broadway [Oswego County].
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Broadway [Queens County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Broadway is located in Columbus County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<2> to the east of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Broadway.
      • Lee County
      • This Broadway is located in Lee County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the east of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Broadway.
      • Moore County
      • 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 North Carolina community of Broadway [Moore County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Broadway lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • 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 Ohio community of Broadway [Cuyahoga County].
      • Union County
      • This Broadway is located in Union County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Broadway.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Broadway is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Broadway.
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • 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 Rhode Island community of Broadway [Newport County].
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • 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 South Carolina community of Broadway [Clarendon County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Broadway is located in Henderson County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Broadway.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Broadway is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Broadway.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Broadway is located in Douglas County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Broadway.
      • King County
      • This Broadway is located in King County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km] to the northwest of the Broadway that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Broadway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadway ...

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.

  • Cone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dickens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Dickens County
  • Glenn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Glenn is located in Dickens County
  • Lakeview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
  • Plains Assembly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Assembly
    • Plains Assembly is located in Floyd County
  • Roaring Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
    • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <4>
  • Soldiers Mound ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Mound
    • Soldiers Mound is located in Dickens County
  • Spur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
    • Spur is located in Dickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <4>
  • Wake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
    • Wake is located in Crosby County

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

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

  • Crosbyton, which is the Seat of Crosby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broadway to Crosbyton, with an average speed<6> 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,835 miles [12,609.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broadway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Broadway 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 '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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broadway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7037, Longitude: -101.0726       In this case, the coordinates for Broadway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Broadway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Broadway 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 322.997 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.202 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.553 degrees.









 

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