Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Berryville Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berryville Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Berryville Crossing

• 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 Berryville Crossing:
  • 39.178160, -78.073332
  • 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 Berryville Crossing

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Berryville Crossing is near Clarke County and also Winchester City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City

• 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 Berryville Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berryville Crossing ...

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 Factory
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • College Park is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Jordan Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Leetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rock Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Rocky Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Rolling Fields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Berryville Crossing and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Berryville Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'