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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 Berkley Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkley Hills 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 Berkley Hills:
    • 33.920672, -83.398770
    • 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 Berkley Hills
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Berkley Hills is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Berkley Hills

Communities Also Named Berkley Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Berkley Hills.

Within Georgia, the name Berkley Hills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Berkley Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west of the Berkley Hills that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Berkley Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Berkley Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west of the Berkley Hills that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Berkley Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkley Hills ...

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.

  • Crystal Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Elder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Garden Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Kingswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Shoalsview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
  • Skyline Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Snapfinger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Stonemill Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Summit Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tanglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • University Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Windy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Berkley Hills 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 Berkley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Berkley Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Berkley Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Berkley Hills 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 Berkley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9207, Longitude: -83.3988       In this case, the coordinates for Berkley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.681 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.043 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.859 degrees.