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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 Beryl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beryl 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 Beryl:
- 40.443405, -78.390013
- 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 Beryl
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Beryl is near Cambria County and also Bedford 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 Bedford 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 Beryl
Communities Also Named Beryl ...
We found three communities that are also named Beryl.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beryl is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Beryl is located in Faulkner County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beryl that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Beryl.
- Utah
- Iron County
- This Beryl is located in Iron County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west of the Beryl that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Beryl.
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- This Beryl is located in Mineral County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beryl that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Beryl.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beryl ...
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.
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Foot of Ten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foot of Ten is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot of Ten
- Gaysport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gaysport is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- Hollidaysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Reservoir
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reservoir is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Stiffler
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Sunbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunbrook is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbrook
How Far From Beryl 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 Beryl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beryl and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beryl to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Beryl) 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 Beryl 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 Beryl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4434, Longitude: -78.3900 In this case, the coordinates for Beryl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.704 degrees. |
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