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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 Berkeley Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Berkeley Hills:
    • 40.531735, -80.003666
    • 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 Berkeley Hills
  • 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Since Berkeley Hills is near Butler County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Berkeley Hills

Communities Also Named Berkeley Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Berkeley Hills.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Berkeley Hills is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Berkeley County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the south of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Williamsburg City
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Williamsburg City and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Berkeley Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley Hills ...

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.

  • Cherry City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
  • City View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • City View is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Elfinwild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fineview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Fox Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Highcliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
  • Ivory Avenue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
  • Laurel Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Perrysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Sample
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sample is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woods Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

How Far From Berkeley Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berkeley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley Hills and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Berkeley Hills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berkeley Hills) 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>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 Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5317, Longitude: -80.0037       In this case, the coordinates for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.587 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.617 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees.