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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 Breien, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breien 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 Breien:
- 46.379998, -100.942355
- 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 Breien
- 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 Morton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Since Breien is near Sioux County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Breien
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breien ...
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.
- Brisbane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brisbane is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Cannon Ball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flasher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Rice is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
- Huff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lark is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
- Porcupine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Breien 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 Breien to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breien and extending to:
- Mandan, which is the Seat of Morton County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Breien to Mandan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Breien) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Breien 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 Breien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3800, Longitude: -100.9424 In this case, the coordinates for Breien have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.646 degrees. |
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