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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 Breeze Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breeze Hill Estates 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 Breeze Hill Estates:
- 41.353333, -74.459444
- 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 Breeze Hill Estates
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Breeze Hill Estates is near Sussex County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Breeze Hill Estates
Communities Also Named Breeze Hill Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Breeze Hill Estates.
Within New York, the name Breeze Hill Estates is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Breeze Hill Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Breeze Hill Estates that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Breeze Hill Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breeze Hill Estates ...
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.
- Bushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Cedarcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Deer Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pine Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Slate Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snufftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snufftown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Breeze Hill Estates 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 Breeze Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Breeze Hill Estates and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Breeze Hill Estates to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breeze Hill Estates) 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 Breeze Hill Estates 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 Breeze Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3533, Longitude: -74.4594 In this case, the coordinates for Breeze Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.145 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.575 degrees. |
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