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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Farms:
    • 39.755667, -75.738546
    • 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 Farms
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley Farms ...

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.

  • Corner Ketch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Ketch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
    • Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
  • Cornish Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
    • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Cricket Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
    • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Deacons Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacons Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
    • Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in New Castle County
  • Great Good Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Good Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
    • Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Hillstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
    • Hillstream is located in New Castle County
  • Holly Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
    • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Limestone Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Little Baltimore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
    • Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
  • Manley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in New Castle County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
    • Mermaid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
    • Mermaid Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermaid Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
    • Pepper Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
      • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Pike Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Creek Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Plum Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
    • Stirrup Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stirrup Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
      • Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Vintage Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County

How Far From Berkeley Farms 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 community such as Berkeley Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Berkeley Farms to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkeley Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berkeley Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berkeley Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7557, Longitude: -75.7385       In this case, the coordinates for Berkeley Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Berkeley Farms 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 307.06 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.631 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.822 degrees.









 

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