Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooks Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooks Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooks Run
- 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 Cooks Run:
- 41.280479, -77.881512
- 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 Cooks Run
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Cooks Run is near Centre County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooks Run ...
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.
- Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Castle Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Castle Garden is located in Cameron County
- Cross Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
- Cross Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <2>
- Driftwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <2>
- Farwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- First Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Glen Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Keating
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pottersdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Spruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Twin Hollows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hollows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
- Twin Hollows is located in Centre County
How Far From Cooks Run 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 Cooks Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cooks Run and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cooks Run to Lock Haven, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooks Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Cooks Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2805, Longitude: -77.8815 In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cooks Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.197 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.145 degrees. |