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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 Berkeley Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley Manor 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 Manor:
    • 33.967324, -84.163806
    • 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 Berkeley Manor
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Berkeley Manor is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Berkeley Manor

Communities Also Named Berkeley Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Berkeley Manor.

Within Georgia, the name Berkeley Manor is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Berkeley Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This Berkeley Manor is located in Petersburg City and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkeley Manor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Berkeley Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley Manor ...

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 Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Carriage Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
  • Centurion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
  • Covered Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Indian Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Jones Bridge Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
  • Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Peachtree Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peachtree Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
    • Peachtree Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rogers Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
    • Rogers Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Waters Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley Manor and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Berkeley Manor to Lawrenceville, 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berkeley Manor) 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 Berkeley Manor 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 Berkeley Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9673, Longitude: -84.1638       In this case, the coordinates for Berkeley Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.131 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.567 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.146 degrees.