Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Berry Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berry Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Berry Mills

• 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 Mills:
  • 44.630321, -70.450476
  • 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 Mills

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Berry Mills is near Oxford County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Mills

Communities Also Named Berry Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Berry Mills.

Within Maine, the name Berry Mills is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Berry Mills in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Berry Mills lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berry Mills that is located in Franklin County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berry Mills ...

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.

• Carthage
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carthage is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
• Chase Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chase Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Corner
• Dickvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dickvale
  • From Berry Mills to Dickvale
• Mexico
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Peru is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peru
  • From Berry Mills to Peru
• Tainter Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tainter Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Corner
• Temple
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Temple is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Virginia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

How Far From Berry Mills 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 Berry Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berry Mills and extending to:

• Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Berry Mills to Farmington, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,982 miles [6,408.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'