Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Breezy Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezy Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Breezy Point
- 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 Breezy Point:
- 38.622065, -76.515788
- 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 Breezy Point
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Breezy Point is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Breezy Point ...
We found seven communities that share the name Breezy Point.
Within Maryland, the name Breezy Point is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Breezy Point is located in Carroll County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Breezy Point.
- Manitoba
- This Breezy Point lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Breezy Point.
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Breezy Point [Hennepin County].
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Breezy Point is located in Grafton County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Breezy Point.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Breezy Point is located in Queens County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Breezy Point.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Breezy Point is located in Fulton County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Breezy Point that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Breezy Point.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breezy Point ...
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.
- Carpenter Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Heather Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Holiday Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County
- Line Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Locust Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Beach
- Locust Grove Beach is located in Calvert County
- Peach Blossom Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Blossom Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Plum Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Tobacco Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Tranquility
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Willow Beach Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Beach Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Breezy Point and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Breezy Point to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breezy Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Breezy Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breezy Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6221, Longitude: -76.5158 In this case, the coordinates for Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point 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 307.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.603 degrees. |