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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezewood 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:
    • 38.720390, -75.130183
    • 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 Breezewood
  • 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

Communities Also Named Breezewood ...

We found six communities that share the name Breezewood.

There is one other community in Delaware which is also named Breezewood.

Beyond Delaware, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Delaware ...
    • Kent County
      • This Breezewood is located in Kent County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Breezewood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Breezewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Breezewood [Grant County].
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Breezewood is located in Auglaize County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breezewood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Breezewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Breezewood [Allegheny County].
      • Bedford County
      • This Breezewood is located in Bedford County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breezewood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Breezewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Breezewood is located in Greenwood County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Breezewood that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Breezewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breezewood ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Belltown is located in Sussex County
  • Bookhammer Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookhammer Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
    • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Carpenters Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
    • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Covey Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
    • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Fisher Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
    • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Sussex County
  • Indian Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
    • Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jimtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
  • Marshtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
    • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
  • Piney Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
    • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
  • Quakers Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
    • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Quakertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Robinson Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
      • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Robinsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
      • Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
    • Sand Dunes Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dunes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
      • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
    • Sea Spray Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Spray Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
    • Seabreeze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
      • Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
    • Shady Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
      • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Shell Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
      • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Breezewood to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breezewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breezewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7204, Longitude: -75.1302       In this case, the coordinates for Breezewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Breezewood 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 county. 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>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.
<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 Breezewood 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 306.788 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.159 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.993 degrees.









 

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