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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 East Berwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Berwick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Berwick:
    • 41.062029, -76.222434
    • 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 East Berwick
  • 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
    • Since East Berwick is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 East Berwick

Communities Also Named East Berwick ...

We found one communities that are also named East Berwick.

Within Pennsylvania, the name East Berwick is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named East Berwick in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This East Berwick lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Berwick that is located in Luzerne County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Berwick ...

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.

  • Dennis Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dennis Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Mills
  • Dogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Foundryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
  • Fowlersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
  • Glen Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
  • Hobbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Lime Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Mountain Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Pond Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
  • Rock Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
  • Summer Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Willow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

  • Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Berwick to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Berwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 East Berwick 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 East Berwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0620, Longitude: -76.2224       In this case, the coordinates for East Berwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.238 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.038 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.488 degrees.