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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 East Berkshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Berkshire and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Berkshire:
    • 44.935324, -72.709299
    • 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 East Berkshire
  • 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 East Berkshire ...

We found one communities that share the name East Berkshire.

Within Vermont, the name East Berkshire is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named East Berkshire in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This East Berkshire is located in Tioga County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Berkshire that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of East Berkshire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Berkshire ...

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.

  • Camp Grounds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
    • Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egypt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Franklin County
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Gilberts Tannery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Tannery
    • Gilberts Tannery is located in Franklin County
  • Hectorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
    • Hectorville is located in Franklin County
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hunter Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Mills
  • Joy Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
  • Stevens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mills
    • Stevens Mills is located in Orleans County

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

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

  • Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Berkshire to Saint Albans, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,068 miles [6,546.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Berkshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Berkshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Berkshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9353, Longitude: -72.7093       In this case, the coordinates for East Berkshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 East Berkshire 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 304.594 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.701 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.016 degrees.




 

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