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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.
- 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:
- 40.979809, -76.428001
- 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 Breezy Acres
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Breezy Acres is near Montour County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Breezy Acres
Communities Also Named Breezy Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Breezy Acres.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Breezy Acres is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Breezy Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Breezy Acres is located in Onondaga County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north of the Breezy Acres that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga 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.
- Fernville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Mainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Roaring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Breezy Acres 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 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:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Breezy Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 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' (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- Breezy Acres) 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 Breezy Acres 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 Breezy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9798, Longitude: -76.4280 In this case, the coordinates for Breezy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.614 degrees. |
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