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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 Breckenridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breckenridge Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Breckenridge Estates:
- 41.606130, -91.461276
- 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 Breckenridge Estates
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Breckenridge Estates is near Cedar County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Breckenridge Estates
Communities Also Named Breckenridge Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Breckenridge Estates.
Within Iowa, the name Breckenridge Estates is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Breckenridge Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Breckenridge Estates is located in Will County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east of the Breckenridge Estates that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Breckenridge Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breckenridge Estates ...
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.
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Oasis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- River Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From Breckenridge Estates 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 Breckenridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Breckenridge Estates and extending to:
- Iowa City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Breckenridge Estates to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breckenridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Breckenridge Estates 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 Breckenridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6061, Longitude: -91.4613 In this case, the coordinates for Breckenridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.555 degrees. |
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