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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 Breezewood II, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezewood II 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 Breezewood II:
    • 39.660112, -75.705210
    • 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 Breezewood II
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Breezewood II is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Breezewood II

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breezewood II ...

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 Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Cherokee Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Christiana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Christiana Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Christiana Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Cottage Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fox Chase Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
  • Fox Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
  • Glasgow Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Harmony Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
    • Marydale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marydale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Pine Swamp Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
    • Raintree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Rivers End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Roseville Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Roseville Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
    • Stones Throw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summer Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
    • Windy Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
    • Woodshade
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
    • Yorkshire
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Breezewood II 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 Breezewood II to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Breezewood II to Wilmington, 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.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,391 miles [7,066.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breezewood II) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Breezewood II 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 Breezewood II. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6601, Longitude: -75.7052       In this case, the coordinates for Breezewood II have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.048 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.602 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.847 degrees.