Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Berlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Berlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Berlin
- 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 New Berlin:
- 40.907029, -76.998028
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Berlin
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since New Berlin is near Snyder County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Berlin ...
We found eight communities that share the name New Berlin.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Berlin is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This New Berlin is located in Duval County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of New Berlin.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This New Berlin is located in Sangamon County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of New Berlin.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This New Berlin is located in Chenango County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of New Berlin.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This New Berlin is located in Columbus County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of New Berlin.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of New Berlin.
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Berlin [Stark County].
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of New Berlin.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This New Berlin is located in Waukesha County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Berlin that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of New Berlin.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Berlin ...
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.
- Buffalo Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Union County
- Dice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
- Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
- Fairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Globe Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Kelly Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Tannertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
- Tannertown is located in Union County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From New Berlin 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 New Berlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Berlin and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from New Berlin to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Berlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9070, Longitude: -76.9980 In this case, the coordinates for New Berlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 New Berlin 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 New Berlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.561 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.898 degrees. |