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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 Berryhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berryhill 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 Berryhill:
    • 34.295926, -85.269398
    • 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 Berryhill
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Berryhill is near Polk County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Berryhill

Communities Also Named Berryhill ...

We found four communities that are also named Berryhill.

Within Georgia, the name Berryhill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Berryhill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Berryhill that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Berryhill.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Berryhill is located in Baltimore County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berryhill that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Berryhill.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Berryhill is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berryhill that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Berryhill.
    • Texas
      • Shackelford County
      • This Berryhill is located in Shackelford County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west of the Berryhill that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shackelford County community of Berryhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berryhill ...

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.

  • Bone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bone is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
  • Central Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Garden Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lavender
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lavender is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
  • Merry Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Neals Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neals Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Ferry
  • Radio Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Sand Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sand Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Summerville Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Berryhill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berryhill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Berryhill 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berryhill) 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 Berryhill 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 Berryhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2959, Longitude: -85.2694       In this case, the coordinates for Berryhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.799 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.383 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.506 degrees.