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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 Breslau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breslau 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 Breslau:
- 42.351186, -97.698961
- 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 Breslau
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Breslau is near Knox County and also Antelope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antelope 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 Breslau
Communities Also Named Breslau ...
We found three communities that are also named Breslau.
Within Nebraska, the name Breslau is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Breslau lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the east of the Breslau that is located in Pierce County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Breslau is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the east of the Breslau that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Breslau.
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Breslau is located in Lavaca County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the south of the Breslau that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Breslau.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breslau ...
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.
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pierce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wee Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wee Town is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
How Far From Breslau to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Breslau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Breslau and extending to:
- Pierce, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Breslau to Pierce, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Breslau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Breslau 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 Breslau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3512, Longitude: -97.6990 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.387 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.64 degrees. |
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