Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berwick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berwick
- 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 Berwick:
- 29.701254, -91.237744
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Berwick
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since Berwick is near Saint Martin Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Berwick ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Berwick.
Within Louisiana, the name Berwick is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- This Berwick is located in Nemaha County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Berwick that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Berwick.
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Berwick [Saline County].
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Berwick lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berwick that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Berwick lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berwick that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Berwick lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Berwick that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berwick ...
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.
- Bayou Sale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Sale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Boeuf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Fairville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fivemile Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Oaks
- Fivemile Oaks is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Maria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Shadyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Berwick 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 town such as Berwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berwick and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Berwick to Franklin, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berwick: www.townofberwick.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Berwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7013, Longitude: -91.2377 In this case, the coordinates for Berwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Berwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Berwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.998 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.467 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.705 degrees. |