Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brokenburg:
  • 36.707233, -78.030164
  • 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 Brokenburg

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Brokenburg is near Brunswick County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Brokenburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brokenburg ...

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 Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Diamond Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Dockery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
• Forksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
• Hicks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Joyceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Joyceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
• La Crosse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <1>
• Merchant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Merchant is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
• Opie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Opie
  • From Brokenburg to Opie
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Price Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
• Stones Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill

How Far From Brokenburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brokenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brokenburg and extending to:

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Brokenburg to Spotsylvania, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'