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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 Breedtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breedtown 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 Breedtown:
- 41.600059, -79.707831
- 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 Breedtown
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Breedtown is near Crawford County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Breedtown
Communities Also Named Breedtown ...
We found one communities that are also named Breedtown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Breedtown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Breedtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Teton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Teton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Breedtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breedtown ...
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.
- Chapmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapmanville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Cherrytree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dotyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dotyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Kaneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kaneville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
- Mystic Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic Park is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Park
- Owltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Breedtown 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 Breedtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Breedtown and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Breedtown to Franklin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Breedtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Breedtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Breedtown 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 Breedtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6001, Longitude: -79.7078 In this case, the coordinates for Breedtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.503 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.859 degrees. |
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