Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berne
- 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 Berne:
- 43.844551, -83.269786
- 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 Berne
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Berne is near Tuscola County and also Sanilac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- eBird sighting report for Sanilac 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 Berne ...
We found eight communities that share the name Berne.
Within Michigan, the name Berne is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berne ...
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.
- Bach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Bad Axe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
- Bad Axe is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
- Caseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
- Caseville is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <4>
- Gagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
- Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <4>
- Ivanhoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Linkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pigeon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <4>
- Rose Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Valley Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
How Far From Berne 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 Berne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berne and extending to:
- Bad Axe, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berne to Bad Axe, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8446, Longitude: -83.2698 In this case, the coordinates for Berne 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 Berne 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Berne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.497 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.283 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.748 degrees. |