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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Broadway:
    • 46.566238, -120.516732
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Broadway
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Broadway ...

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.

  • Brace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
    • Brace is located in Yakima County
  • Donald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Yakima County
  • Flint
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Yakima County
  • Fruitvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
  • Hillside Siding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
    • Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
  • Summitview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
    • Summitview is located in Yakima County
  • Terrace Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
    • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
  • Union Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

How Far From South Broadway to ...

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 South Broadway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Broadway and extending to:

  • Yakima, which is the Seat of Yakima County, lies just to the North.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from South Broadway to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Broadway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Broadway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Broadway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5662, Longitude: -120.5167       In this case, the coordinates for South Broadway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 South Broadway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.32 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.652 degrees.









 

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