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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berwyn
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Berwyn ...
We found seven communities that share the name Berwyn.
Within Ohio, the name Berwyn is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Alberta
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) - Creekside Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
- Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
- Elm ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Newcomerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
- Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <3>
- Postboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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<4> 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berwyn) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.634 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.17 degrees. |