Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berea and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berea
- 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 Berea:
- 41.366318, -81.853878
- 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 Berea
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Berea is near Lorain County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Berea ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Berea.
Within Ohio, the name Berea is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Berea [Cannon County].
- Giles County
- This Berea is located in Giles County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Berea that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Berea.
- Warren County
- This Berea is located in Warren County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the south southwest of the Berea that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Berea.
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Berea is located in Houston County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Berea that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Berea.
- Marion County
- This Berea is located in Marion County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the southwest of the Berea that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Berea.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berea ...
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.
- Birds Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
- Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Hardscrabble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
- River Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rocky River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky River <5>
- Seven Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <5>
- Short Line Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
- Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Strongsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
- Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Valley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Medina County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <5>
- Valley City Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
How Far From Berea to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Berea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berea and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berea to Cleveland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berea: www.bereaohio.com/
The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3663, Longitude: -81.8539 |
| <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 Berea 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> | 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 Berea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Berea to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.011 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.947 degrees. |