Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berkshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkshire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berkshire
- 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 Berkshire:
- 40.265471, -82.908969
- 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 Berkshire
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Berkshire is near Knox County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Berkshire ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Berkshire.
Within Ohio, the name Berkshire is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Berkshire is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berkshire that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Berkshire.
- Prince George's County
- This Berkshire is located in Prince George's County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east southeast of the Berkshire that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Berkshire.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Berkshire is located in Fulton County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Berkshire that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Berkshire.
- Tioga County
- This Berkshire is located in Tioga County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east northeast of the Berkshire that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Berkshire.
- Vermont
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkshire ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Africa
- From Berkshire to Africa
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berlin
- From Berkshire to Berlin
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Walnut
- From Berkshire to Big Walnut
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gregory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gregory
- From Berkshire to Gregory
- Jones ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jones
- From Berkshire to Jones
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olive Green
- From Berkshire to Olive Green
- Stark Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stark's Corners
- From Berkshire to Stark's Corners
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
How Far From Berkshire 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 Berkshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkshire and extending to:
- Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Berkshire to Columbus, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berkshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2655, Longitude: -82.9090 |
| <2> | 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 Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Berkshire 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Berkshire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.407 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.647 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.811 degrees. |