Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Breeze, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Breeze and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Breeze
- 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 Point Breeze:
- 40.508401, -79.832271
- 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 Point Breeze
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Point Breeze is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Point Breeze ...
We found eight communities that share the name Point Breeze.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Point Breeze.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Fayette County
- This Point Breeze is located in Fayette County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Point Breeze.
- Northumberland County
- This Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Point Breeze.
- Philadelphia County
- This Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Point Breeze.
- Fayette County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Point Breeze is located in New Castle County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Point Breeze.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Point Breeze.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Point Breeze.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Point Breeze.
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Point Breeze is located in Orleans County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Point Breeze.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Breeze ...
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.
- Barking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <3>
- Leak Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - New Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Peter Mans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Mans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Plum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
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- Regency Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- River Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Shadow Shuttle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Shuttle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Unity Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Regency Park
How Far From Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Breeze and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Breeze to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Breeze. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Point Breeze) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Breeze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5084, Longitude: -79.8323 In this case, the coordinates for Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze 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 309.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.495 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.326 degrees. |