Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Berlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Berlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Berlin
- 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 West Berlin:
- 42.388148, -71.660624
- 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 West Berlin
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since West Berlin is near Middlesex County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Berlin ...
We found five communities that share the name West Berlin.
Within Massachusetts, the name West Berlin is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of West Berlin [Worcester County].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This West Berlin is located in Camden County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the West Berlin that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of West Berlin.
- Nova Scotia
- This West Berlin lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the West Berlin that is located in Worcester County.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This West Berlin is located in Delaware County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the west of the West Berlin that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of West Berlin.
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This West Berlin is located in Washington County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the West Berlin that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Berlin.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Berlin ...
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.
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
- Carterville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Worcester County
- Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
- Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Worcester County
- Fryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fullerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Fullerville is located in Worcester County
- Robin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hill
- Robin Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From West Berlin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Berlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Berlin and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Berlin to Worcester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Berlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 West Berlin 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 county. 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3881, Longitude: -71.6606 In this case, the coordinates for West Berlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 West Berlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.332 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.977 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.827 degrees. |