Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berringer Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berringer Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berringer Corners
- 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 Berringer Corners:
- 41.804442, -83.706534
- 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 Berringer Corners
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Berringer Corners is near Lenawee County and also Lucas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- eBird sighting report for Lucas 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berringer Corners ...
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.
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <2>
- Ida Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Center
- Ida Center is located in Monroe County
- Liberty Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Lulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Richards ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Silica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Temperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temperance <2>
- Treadway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Berringer Corners 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 Berringer Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Berringer Corners once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Berringer Corners and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berringer Corners to Monroe, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Berringer Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Berringer Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berringer Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8044, Longitude: -83.7065 |
| <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 Berringer Corners 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 311.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.401 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.676 degrees. |