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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge:
    • 35.722658, -77.948319
    • 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
  • 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Since Breckenridge is near Nash County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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

Communities Also Named Breckenridge ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Breckenridge.

Within North Carolina, the name Breckenridge is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Breckenridge.
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Summit County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Breckenridge.
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Hancock County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Breckenridge.
      • Sangamon County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the west northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Breckenridge.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Harrison County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Breckenridge.
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Breckenridge.
    • Minnesota
      • Wilkin County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Wilkin County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkin County community of Breckenridge.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Hinds County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Breckenridge.
    • Missouri
      • Caldwell County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Breckenridge.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Garfield County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the west of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Breckenridge.
    • Quebec
      • This Breckenridge lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the north of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dallas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Breckenridge.
      • Stephens County
      • This Breckenridge is located in Stephens County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the west of the Breckenridge that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Breckenridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breckenridge ...

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.

  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dixie is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Finch Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hominy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
  • Lincoln Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Sandy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Seven Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Stoneybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • White Fox
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • White Fox is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Breckenridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breckenridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Breckenridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7227, Longitude: -77.9483       In this case, the coordinates for Breckenridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.561 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.724 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.227 degrees.