Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berkeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berkeley
- 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 Berkeley:
- 37.870442, -122.281974
- 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 Berkeley
- 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Since Berkeley is near Contra Costa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Berkeley ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Berkeley.
Within California, the name Berkeley is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Berkeley is located in Nash County and lies 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km]<2> to the east of the Berkeley that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Berkeley.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Berkeley [Wayne County].
- Ontario
- This Berkeley lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Alameda County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Berkeley is located in Albemarle County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Berkeley.
- Charles City County
- This Berkeley is located in Charles City County and lies 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km] to the east northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Berkeley.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley ...
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.
- Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Alameda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <3>
- Chinatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fruitvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
- Former names for Fruitvale:
- Brays
- Fruit Vale
- Grand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Alameda County
- Maxwell Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Park
- Maxwell Park is located in Alameda County
- Rockridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rollingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Thousand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
- Trestle Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Glen
- Trestle Glen is located in Alameda County
- Triangle Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
- Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
- University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in Alameda County
How Far From Berkeley 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 city such as Berkeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Berkeley to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,173 miles [13,153.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berkeley: www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Berkeley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berkeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8704, Longitude: -122.2820 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Berkeley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.098 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.081 degrees. |