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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 Berrytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berrytown 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 Berrytown:
- 41.890122, -76.766899
- 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 Berrytown
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Berrytown is near Chemung County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Berrytown
Communities Also Named Berrytown ...
We found three communities that are also named Berrytown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Berrytown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Berrytown is located in Kent County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Berrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Berrytown.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Berrytown is located in Jefferson County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Berrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Berrytown.
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Berrytown is located in Rockingham County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Berrytown that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Berrytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berrytown ...
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.
- Big Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Checkerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Checkerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
- Covert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
- Huffs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
- Jobs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Mac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mac is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Mosherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mosherville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
How Far From Berrytown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berrytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berrytown and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berrytown to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berrytown) 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 Berrytown 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 Berrytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8901, Longitude: -76.7669 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.383 degrees. |
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