Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Berwinsdale:
  • 40.819229, -78.597247
  • 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 Berwinsdale

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Berwinsdale is near Cambria County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Berwinsdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berwinsdale ...

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.

• Bells Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
• Boardman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boardman is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
• Booker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Booker is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Bower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bower is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
• Cherry Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
• Curry Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Kellytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellytown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Lumber City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
• Lyleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
• Rosebud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Utahville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Utahville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Berwinsdale to Clearfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'