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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 Berclair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berclair 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 Berclair:
- 35.148701, -89.907866
- 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 Berclair
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Berclair is near Crittenden County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Berclair
Communities Also Named Berclair ...
We found two communities that are also named Berclair.
Within Tennessee, the name Berclair is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- This Berclair is located in Leflore County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Berclair that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Berclair.
- Texas
- Goliad County
- This Berclair is located in Goliad County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Berclair that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goliad County community of Berclair.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berclair ...
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.
- Booth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chickasaw Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
- Clay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hunt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Rosemary Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Stonewall Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place
How Far From Berclair to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berclair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berclair and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Berclair to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berclair) 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 Berclair 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 Berclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1487, Longitude: -89.9079 In this case, the coordinates for Berclair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.851 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.26 degrees. |
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