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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills:
- 38.418069, -96.190830
- 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 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Berkeley Hills is near Chase County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chase County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Berkeley Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Berkeley Hills.
Within Kansas, the name Berkeley Hills is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Berkeley Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Berkeley Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Berkeley Hills.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Berkeley Hills is located in Berkeley County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Berkeley Hills.
- Virginia
- Williamsburg City
- This Berkeley Hills is located in Williamsburg City and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Lyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Berkeley Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley 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.
- Admire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Bazaar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Cottonwood Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strong City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <2>
How Far From Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley Hills and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Berkeley Hills to Topeka, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Berkeley Hills) 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 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 Berkeley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4181, Longitude: -96.1908 In this case, the coordinates for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.581 degrees. |
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