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:
39.933446, -75.177956
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.
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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
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 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia 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 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia 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 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Point Breeze.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Delaware
New Castle County
This Point Breeze is located in New Castle County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia 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 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia 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 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Point Breeze that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Point Breeze.
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.
Cedar Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Point Breeze to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 39.9334, Longitude: -75.1780 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 306.713 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.266 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.508 degrees.