Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berrysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berrysville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berrysville
- 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 Berrysville:
- 39.127876, -83.558101
- 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 Berrysville
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since Berrysville is near Adams County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berrysville ...
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.
- Beaver Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Mill
- Beaver Mill is located in Highland County
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Buck Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Coon Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Crossing
- Coon Crossing is located in Highland County
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Highland County
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Highland County
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- May Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sinking Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Highland County
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- May Hill
How Far From Berrysville 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 Berrysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Berrysville and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Berrysville to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berrysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Berrysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berrysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1279, Longitude: -83.5581 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Berrysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.967 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.466 degrees. |