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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 Berwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berwyn 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 Berwyn:
- 41.850575, -87.793325
- 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 Berwyn
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Berwyn is near DuPage County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Berwyn
Communities Also Named Berwyn ...
We found seven communities that are also named Berwyn.
Within Illinois, the name Berwyn is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Berwyn lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Berwyn is located in Prince George's County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Berwyn.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Berwyn is located in Custer County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Berwyn.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Berwyn is located in Onondaga County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Berwyn.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berwyn [Tuscarawas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Berwyn is located in Chester County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Berwyn.
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Berwyn is located in Suffolk City and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berwyn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Berwyn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berwyn ...
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.
- Archer Limits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Limits is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Limits
- Clearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clearing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Whiskey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
How Far From Berwyn 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 Berwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berwyn and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Berwyn to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Berwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Berwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Berwyn 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 Berwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8506, Longitude: -87.7933 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees. |
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