Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beckersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beckersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beckersville
- 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 Beckersville:
- 40.230991, -75.907709
- 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 Beckersville
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Beckersville is near Lancaster County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Beckersville ...
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.
- Cold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fairway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Flying Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Freemanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freemanville
- From Beckersville to Freemanville
- Furnace Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Geigertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Geigertown
- From Beckersville to Geigertown
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Grill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Heisters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heisters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Joanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joanna
- From Beckersville to Joanna
- Joanna Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joanna Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
- Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
- Joanna Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joanna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
- Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
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- Lincolnwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Long Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Maple Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Neversink
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pheasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Plowville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plowville
- From Beckersville to Plowville
- Ridge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Scarlets Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scarlets Mill
- From Beckersville to Scarlets Mill
- Silvertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Trap Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincolnwood
How Far From Beckersville 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 Beckersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beckersville and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Beckersville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beckersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beckersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beckersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2310, Longitude: -75.9077 In this case, the coordinates for Beckersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beckersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.774 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.698 degrees. |