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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:
    • 36.803667, -89.082289
    • 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 Carlisle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle County
    • Since Berkley is near Hickman County and also Ballard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard 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 Kentucky, the name Berkley is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, 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 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Berkley.
    • Iowa
      • Boone County
      • This Berkley is located in Boone County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Berkley.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Berkley is located in Harford County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east of the Berkley that is located in Carlisle 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.

  • Blandville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandville is located in Ballard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbus is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Dublin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dublin is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Fancy Farm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
  • Future City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
  • Gage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gage is located in Ballard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Magee Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magee Springs is located in Carlisle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Springs
  • Moscow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moscow is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Wheel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wheel is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel

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 community 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:

  • Bardwell, which is the Seat of Carlisle County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Berkley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 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 things 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: 36.8037, Longitude: -89.0823       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 315.271 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.581 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.549 degrees.