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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 Berkeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley 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 Berkeley:
- 38.755480, -90.334533
- 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 Berkeley
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Berkeley is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Berkeley
Communities Also Named Berkeley ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Berkeley.
Within Missouri, the name Berkeley is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Berkeley is located in Alameda County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km]<1> to the west of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Berkeley.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Berkeley [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Hernando County
- This Berkeley is located in Hernando County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Berkeley.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Berkeley [Madison County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Berkeley is located in Cook County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Berkeley.
- Indiana
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Berkeley [Boone County].
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Berkeley [Ocean County].
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Berkeley is located in Nash County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Berkeley.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Berkeley [Wayne County].
- Ontario
- This Berkeley lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Berkeley is located in Providence County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Berkeley.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Berkeley [Berkeley County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Berkeley is located in Albemarle County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Berkeley.
- Charles City County
- This Berkeley is located in Charles City County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Berkeley.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Berkeley is located in Pierce County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Berkeley.
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- This Berkeley is located in Berkeley County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east of the Berkeley that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Berkeley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley ...
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.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Castle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Cool Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Natural Bridge Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Overland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pagedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Pine Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Shoveltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
- Sycamore Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
How Far From Berkeley 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 city such as Berkeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Berkeley to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Berkeley 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> | 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7555, Longitude: -90.3345 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.684 degrees. |
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