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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 Berry Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berry Lane 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 Berry Lane:
- 38.863446, -76.870528
- 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 Berry Lane
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Berry Lane is near Anne Arundel County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Berry Lane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berry Lane ...
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.
- Brightseat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Chapel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Coral Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Little Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Washington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pepper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Randolph Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Suitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White House Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Yorkshire Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
How Far From Berry Lane to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berry Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Berry Lane and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Berry Lane to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Berry Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Berry Lane 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 Berry Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8634, Longitude: -76.8705 In this case, the coordinates for Berry Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.658 degrees. |
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