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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 Berlin Center Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berlin Center Station 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 Berlin Center Station:
- 41.010336, -80.944255
- 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 Berlin Center Station
- 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Since Berlin Center Station is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Berlin Center Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berlin Center Station ...
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.
- Alliance Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Christytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christytown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
- Craig Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Flicks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Pricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pricetown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shillings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tiger is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
- Toots Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toots Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Corners
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Yankee Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
How Far From Berlin Center Station 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 Berlin Center Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Berlin Center Station and extending to:
- Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berlin Center Station to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berlin Center Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Berlin Center Station 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 Berlin Center Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0103, Longitude: -80.9443 In this case, the coordinates for Berlin Center Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.148 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.65 degrees. |
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