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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 Berryman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berryman and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Berryman:
    • 37.918935, -91.095414
    • 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 Berryman
  • 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 Berryman ...

We found three communities that share the name Berryman.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Berryman.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Iron County
      • This Berryman is located in Iron County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berryman that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Berryman.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda 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 California community of Berryman [Alameda County].
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Berryman is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berryman that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Berryman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berryman ...

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.

  • Brazil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Washington County
  • Butts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
    • Butts is located in Crawford County
  • Cherry Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
  • Cherryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <4>
  • Czar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Floyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Washington County
  • Four Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Crawford County
  • Huzzah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huzzah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huzzah
    • Huzzah is located in Crawford County
  • Patsy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patsy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsy
    • Patsy is located in Crawford County
  • Quaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
    • Quaker is located in Washington County
  • Service ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
    • Service is located in Crawford County

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

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

  • Potosi, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Berryman to Potosi, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berryman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berryman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berryman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9189, Longitude: -91.0954       In this case, the coordinates for Berryman 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Berryman 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 Berryman 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 316.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.301 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.226 degrees.









 

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