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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 Broadford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadford 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 Broadford:
- 36.927045, -81.672852
- 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 Broadford
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Broadford is near Tazewell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Broadford
Communities Also Named Broadford ...
We found one communities that are also named Broadford.
Within Virginia, the name Broadford is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Broadford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- This Broadford is located in Blaine County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Broadford that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Broadford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadford ...
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.
- Cedar Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellendale Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Henrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrytown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Joe Whites
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
- Lick Skillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Page Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Pleasant Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgedale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Saltville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tannersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
How Far From Broadford 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 Broadford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broadford and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Broadford to Marion, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Broadford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Broadford 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 Broadford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9270, Longitude: -81.6729 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.326 degrees. |
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