Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bakers Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakers Crossroad and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bakers Crossroad
- 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 Bakers Crossroad:
- 40.624235, -78.695024
- 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 Bakers Crossroad
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Bakers Crossroad is near Indiana County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Bakers Crossroad ...
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.
- Beaver Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Blue Goose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Chest Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Foxburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Long Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Longs Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
- Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
- Martintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Slickport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Spangler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Swedetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Tripoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Twenty Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twenty Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
- Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
How Far From Bakers Crossroad 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 Bakers Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bakers Crossroad and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bakers Crossroad to Ebensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bakers Crossroad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakers Crossroad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakers Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6242, Longitude: -78.6950 In this case, the coordinates for Bakers Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bakers Crossroad to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.77 degrees. |