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we pass this GPS location for Broadmoor:
36.774593, -76.320775
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Waymarking ...
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We found 21 communities that are also named Broadmoor.
Within Virginia, the name Broadmoor is unique.
Beyond Virginia, 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 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Broadmoor.
Alaska
This Broadmoor lies 3,417 miles [5,499.1 km]<1> to the north northwest.
British Columbia
This Broadmoor lies 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
California
San Mateo County
This Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,512 miles [4,042.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the west southwest.
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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the west southwest.
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 966 miles [1,554.6 km] to the west southwest.
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 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north.
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].
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Broadmoor is located in Greenville County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Broadmoor.
Tennessee
Dyer County
This Broadmoor is located in Dyer County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west.
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].
Washington
King County
This Broadmoor is located in King County and lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Broadmoor to Richmond, 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 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 151 miles [243 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 . 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: 36.7746, Longitude: -76.3208 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 307.597 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.781 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.226 degrees.