Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Berlin Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berlin Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Berlin Junction

• 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 Berlin Junction:
  • 39.855931, -77.035536
  • 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 Berlin Junction

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Berlin Junction is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Berlin Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berlin Junction ...

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.

• Brush Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brush Run is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
• Brushtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brushtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cedar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Centennial
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Cross Keys
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Gnatstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gnatstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
• Green Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Irishtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irishtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Jacobs Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Misery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
• Square Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Square Corner is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner

How Far From Berlin Junction 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 Berlin Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Berlin Junction and extending to:

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Berlin Junction to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'