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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkley 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 Berkley:
- 41.944898, -94.113494
- 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
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Berkley is near Greene County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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
Communities Also Named Berkley ...
We found eight communities that are also named Berkley.
Within Iowa, the name Berkley is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Berkley is located in Madison County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Berkley.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Berkley is located in Adams County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Berkley.
- Kentucky
- Carlisle County
- This Berkley is located in Carlisle County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Berkley.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Berkley is located in Harford County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Berkley.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Berkley is located in Bristol County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the east of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Berkley.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Berkley is located in Oakland County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the east of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Berkley.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Berkley is located in Berks County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the east of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Berkley.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Berkley is located in Norfolk City and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berkley that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Berkley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkley ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Pit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Perry Yard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perry Yard is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Yard
- Wolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Berkley 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 city such as Berkley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkley and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berkley to Boone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 920 miles [1,480.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 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- Berkley) 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 Berkley 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9449, Longitude: -94.1135 In this case, the coordinates for Berkley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.834 degrees. |
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