Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Berlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Berlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Berlin
- 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 West Berlin:
- 44.200060, -72.632888
- 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 West Berlin
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since West Berlin is near Orange County and also Addison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Addison 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 West Berlin ...
We found five communities that share the name West Berlin.
Within Vermont, the name West Berlin is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of West Berlin [Worcester County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This West Berlin is located in Worcester County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the West Berlin that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of West Berlin.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This West Berlin is located in Camden County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<2> to the south southwest of the West Berlin that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of West Berlin.
- Nova Scotia
- This West Berlin lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the east of the West Berlin that is located in Washington County.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This West Berlin is located in Delaware County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the West Berlin that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of West Berlin.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Berlin ...
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.
- Adamant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamant
- Adamant is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamant <3>
- Foxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Irasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <3>
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Shady Rill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
- Shady Rill is located in Washington County
- Upper Graniteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
How Far From West Berlin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Berlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Berlin and extending to:
- Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Berlin to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Berlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 West Berlin 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2001, Longitude: -72.6329 In this case, the coordinates for West Berlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 West Berlin 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 304.659 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.359 degrees. |