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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 Berwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berwyn 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 Berwyn:
    • 40.242570, -81.489283
    • 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 Berwyn
  • 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Since Berwyn is near Guernsey County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Berwyn

Communities Also Named Berwyn ...

We found seven communities that are also named Berwyn.

Within Ohio, the name Berwyn is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Berwyn lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Berwyn is located in Cook County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Berwyn.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Berwyn is located in Prince George's County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Berwyn.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Berwyn is located in Custer County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Berwyn.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Berwyn is located in Onondaga County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Berwyn.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Berwyn is located in Chester County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Berwyn.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Berwyn is located in Suffolk City and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berwyn that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Berwyn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berwyn ...

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.

  • Booth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Creekside Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
  • Elm ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Guernsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Low Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Newcomerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Postboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
  • Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Rush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Wolf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Berwyn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Berwyn and extending to:

  • New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Berwyn to New Philadelphia, with an average speed<4> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Berwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Berwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Berwyn 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 Berwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2426, Longitude: -81.4893       In this case, the coordinates for Berwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.52 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.634 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.17 degrees.