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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breezy Acres 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 Acres:
    • 42.965833, -76.072778
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name Breezy Acres.

Within New York, the name Breezy Acres is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Breezy Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Breezy Acres is located in Columbia County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the south of the Breezy Acres that is located in Onondaga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Breezy Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breezy Acres ...

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.

  • Eagle Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Griffins Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Corners
    • Griffins Corners is located in Onondaga County
  • High Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Onondaga County
  • Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Ironsides
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Onondaga County
  • Jamesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Log City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Log City is located in Onondaga County
  • Pompey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey
    • Pompey is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompey <3>
  • Pompey Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Sentinel Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
    • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
  • Skytop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skytop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
    • Skytop is located in Onondaga County
  • Swift Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Corner
    • Swift Corner is located in Onondaga County

How Far From Breezy Acres 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 community such as Breezy Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Breezy Acres to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Breezy Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breezy Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breezy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9658, Longitude: -76.0728       In this case, the coordinates for Breezy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.028 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.591 degrees.









 

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