Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Breckridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breckridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Breckridge

• 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 Breckridge:
  • 34.188454, -82.198178
  • 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 Breckridge

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Breckridge is near Abbeville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Breckridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breckridge ...

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.

• Bullock ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bullock is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Cedar Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Fawn Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fawn Brook is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Brook
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Greenwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hill and Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Lodge Grounds
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
• Page Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Page Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Place
• Timberlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Breckridge 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 Breckridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breckridge and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Breckridge to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'