Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Broadus Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broadus Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Broadus Corner

• 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 Broadus Corner:
  • 37.979303, -77.180809
  • 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 Broadus Corner

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Broadus Corner is near King and Queen County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Broadus Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broadus Corner ...

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.

• Beverly
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beverly is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Butlers Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butlers Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Fork
• Central Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Central Point is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
• Daniel Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
• Farmers Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Hard Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hard Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
• Helmet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helmet is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmet
• Hickory Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
• Jones Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Kidds Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
• Lauraville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lauraville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
• Liberty Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
• Poorhouse Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Broadus Corner and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Broadus Corner to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'