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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 Breece, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breece 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 Breece:
- 38.137043, -81.896238
- 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 Breece
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Breece is near Lincoln County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Breece
Communities Also Named Breece ...
We found one communities that are also named Breece.
Within West Virginia, the name Breece is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Breece in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in McKinley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Breece.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breece ...
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.
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dollie is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollie
- East ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Fork Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fork Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Junction
- Horse Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Layville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Price Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Ridgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Turtle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Breece 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 Breece to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Breece and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Breece to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Breece, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breece) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Breece 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 Breece. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1370, Longitude: -81.8962 In this case, the coordinates for Breece have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.669 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.045 degrees. |
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