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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 Point Breeze, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze:
    • 31.054899, -91.573729
    • 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 Point Breeze
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
    • Since Point Breeze is near Wilkinson County and also West Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
  • 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 Point Breeze

Communities Also Named Point Breeze ...

We found eight communities that are also named Point Breeze.

Within Louisiana, the name Point Breeze is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Point Breeze is located in New Castle County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Point Breeze.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Point Breeze.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Point Breeze.
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Orleans County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Point Breeze.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Point Breeze.
      • Fayette County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Fayette County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Point Breeze.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Point Breeze.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Point Breeze.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Breeze ...

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.

  • Black Hawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Brake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
  • Donegal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Donegal is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
  • Eden ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Naples ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Red River Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
  • Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Rosebank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Union Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Point is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

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

  • Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Breeze to Vidalia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Point Breeze) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0549, Longitude: -91.5737       In this case, the coordinates for Point Breeze have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.367 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.652 degrees.