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:
- 40.755086, -76.554682
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Point Breeze is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 ...
- Allegheny County
- This Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Point Breeze.
- Fayette County
- This Point Breeze is located in Fayette County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Point Breeze.
- Philadelphia County
- This Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Point Breeze.
- Allegheny County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Point Breeze is located in New Castle County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland 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 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland 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 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland 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 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Northumberland 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.
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Bear Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Greenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Line Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Point Breeze 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 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:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Breeze to Sunbury, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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 Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn 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: 40.7551, Longitude: -76.5547 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 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 Point Breeze to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.465 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.764 degrees. |