Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Berkeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Berkeley
- 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 Berkeley:
- 41.930092, -71.422965
- 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 Berkeley
- 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 Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Berkeley is near Bristol County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Berkeley ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Berkeley.
Within Rhode Island, the name Berkeley is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Berkeley is located in Nash County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Berkeley that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Berkeley.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Berkeley [Wayne County].
- Ontario
- This Berkeley lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berkeley that is located in Providence County.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Berkeley is located in Albemarle County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Berkeley that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Berkeley.
- Charles City County
- This Berkeley is located in Charles City County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the southwest of the Berkeley that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Berkeley.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley ...
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.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burnt Swamp Corner
- From Berkeley to Burnt Swamp Corner
- Diamond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Providence County
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Providence County
- Fruit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Georgiaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Providence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hamlet
- From Berkeley to Hamlet
- Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Providence County
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- Lime Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lime Rock
- From Berkeley to Lime Rock
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Marieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
- Marieville is located in Providence County
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Rakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Social
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Providence County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodlawn
- From Berkeley to Woodlawn
- Lime Rock
How Far From Berkeley 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 Berkeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berkeley and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the South.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Berkeley to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berkeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9301, Longitude: -71.4230 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Berkeley 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Berkeley 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 304.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.952 degrees. |