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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 Berrydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berrydale 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 Berrydale:
- 30.899351, -87.013854
- 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 Berrydale
- 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 Santa Rosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Since Berrydale is near Escambia County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Berrydale
Communities Also Named Berrydale ...
We found one communities that are also named Berrydale.
Within Florida, the name Berrydale is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Berrydale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Berrydale is located in King County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berrydale that is located in Santa Rosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Berrydale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berrydale ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Century
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Indian Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
- Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Oyster Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
- Pea Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Roeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roeville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville
- Sellersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sellersville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
How Far From Berrydale 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 Berrydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berrydale and extending to:
- Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Berrydale to Milton, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berrydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Berrydale 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 Berrydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8994, Longitude: -87.0139 In this case, the coordinates for Berrydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.90 degrees. |
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