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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 Beryl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beryl 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 Beryl:
- 39.472315, -79.063641
- 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 Beryl
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Beryl is near Garrett County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Beryl
Communities Also Named Beryl ...
We found three communities that are also named Beryl.
Within West Virginia, the name Beryl is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Beryl is located in Faulkner County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beryl that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Beryl.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Beryl is located in Blair County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beryl that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Beryl.
- Utah
- Iron County
- This Beryl is located in Iron County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the west of the Beryl that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Beryl.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beryl ...
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.
- Black Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Elk Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Luke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- McCoole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCoole is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoole
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Standard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Standard is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Beryl 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 Beryl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beryl and extending to:
- Keyser, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beryl to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beryl) 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 Beryl 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 Beryl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4723, Longitude: -79.0636 In this case, the coordinates for Beryl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.365 degrees. |
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