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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 Berea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berea 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 Berea:
    • 38.361532, -77.520484
    • 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 Berea
  • 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Since Berea is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Berea

Communities Also Named Berea ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Berea.

Within Virginia, the name Berea is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Berea is located in Ashley County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Berea.
    • Iowa
      • Adair County
      • This Berea is located in Adair County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Berea.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin 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 Kansas community of Berea [Franklin County].
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Berea is located in Madison County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Berea.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Berea [Attala County].
    • Nebraska
      • Box Butte County
      • This Berea is located in Box Butte County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Butte County community of Berea.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Berea is located in Orange County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Berea.
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • This Berea is located in Granville County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Berea.
    • North Dakota
      • Barnes County
      • This Berea is located in Barnes County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnes County community of Berea.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Berea is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Berea.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Berea is located in Greenville County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Berea.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Berea [Cannon County].
      • Giles County
      • This Berea is located in Giles County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Berea.
      • Warren County
      • This Berea is located in Warren County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the west southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Berea.
    • Texas
      • Houston County
      • This Berea is located in Houston County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Berea.
      • Marion County
      • This Berea is located in Marion County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the west southwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Berea.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Berea is located in Ritchie County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berea that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Berea.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berea ...

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.

  • Chapel View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chapel View is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
  • Cranes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
  • Cranewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cranewood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
  • England Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • England Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
  • English Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • English Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Fall Run Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
  • Heartland Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
  • Heritage Commons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
  • High School Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • High School Heights is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
  • Holly Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
  • Holly Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
  • Locust Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mine Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
    • Old Banks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Banks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
    • Peach Lawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
    • Peacock Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
    • Scenic Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Summerset Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Berea to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Berea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Berea 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>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 Berea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Berea 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 Berea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3615, Longitude: -77.5205       In this case, the coordinates for Berea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.205 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.119 degrees.