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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 Breezy Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point:
    • 46.605918, -94.218581
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Breezy Point.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Minnesota ...
    • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Breezy Point [Hennepin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Breezy Point is located in Carroll County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Breezy Point.
    • Manitoba
      • This Breezy Point lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing County.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Breezy Point is located in Calvert County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Breezy Point.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Breezy Point is located in Grafton County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the east of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing 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 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing 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 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Breezy Point that is located in Crow Wing County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Breezy Point.

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.

  • Crosslake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fifty Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
    • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <3>
  • Jenkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Lake Shore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <3>
  • Legionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
    • Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
  • Manganese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manganese have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
    • Manganese is located in Crow Wing County
  • Mission
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Crow Wing County
  • Pine River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Pine River is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <3>

How Far From Breezy Point to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:

  • Brainerd, which is the Seat of Crow Wing County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Breezy Point to Brainerd, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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.
<2>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- 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: 46.6059, Longitude: -94.2186       In this case, the coordinates for Breezy Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.972 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.145 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.733 degrees.




 

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