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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 Berne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berne 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 Berne:
    • 40.524276, -76.001302
    • 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 Berne
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Since Berne is near Schuylkill County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Berne

Communities Also Named Berne ...

We found eight communities that are also named Berne.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Berne is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Adams County
      • This Berne is located in Adams County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Berne.
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Berne is located in Crawford County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Berne.
    • Michigan
      • Huron County
      • This Berne is located in Huron County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Berne.
    • Minnesota
      • Dodge County
      • This Berne is located in Dodge County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Berne.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Berne is located in Albany County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Berne.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Berne [Noble County].
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • This Berne is located in Custer County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Berne.
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Berne is located in Chelan County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berne that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Berne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berne ...

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.

  • Cherokee Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
  • Deer Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Locks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Five Locks is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
  • Foxchase
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Foxchase is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Heather Knoll
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Kirbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Landingville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Maiden Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • River View Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • River View Park is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
  • Rivers Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
  • Shadow Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadow Ridge is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shoemakersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Temple
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Walnuttown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnuttown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnuttown
    • Willow Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens

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

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

  • Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berne to Reading, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Berne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Berne could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Berne 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 Berne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5243, Longitude: -76.0013       In this case, the coordinates for Berne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.152 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.856 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.616 degrees.