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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Run:
- 38.823074, -77.709593
- 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 Run
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Broad Run is near Prince William County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George 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 Run
Communities Also Named Broad Run ...
We found three communities that are also named Broad Run.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Broad Run.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Goochland County
- This Broad Run is located in Goochland County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south of the Broad Run that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Broad Run.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Broad Run is located in Frederick County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north of the Broad Run that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Broad Run.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Broad Run [Chester County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad Run ...
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.
- Broken Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Evergreen Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Haymarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Little Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Meadowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Old Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
- Pilgrims Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Waterfall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
How Far From Broad Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broad Run and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Broad Run to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Run) 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 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 Broad Run 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8231, Longitude: -77.7096 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.026 degrees. |
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