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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 Bakerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakerton 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 Bakerton:
    • 40.602847, -78.744747
    • 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 Bakerton
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Since Bakerton is near Indiana County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bakerton

Communities Also Named Bakerton ...

We found three communities that are also named Bakerton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bakerton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Cumberland County
      • This Bakerton is located in Cumberland County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bakerton that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Bakerton.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Bakerton is located in Clay County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bakerton that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bakerton.
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bakerton is located in Jefferson County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bakerton that is located in Cambria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bakerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakerton ...

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.

  • Blue Goose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
  • Edwards Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards Crossing is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
  • Foxburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Foxburg is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Long Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Run is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
  • Martintown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martintown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
  • Slickport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Slickport is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickport
  • Spangler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Swedetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedetown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
  • Tripoli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tripoli is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Twenty Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row

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

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

  • Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bakerton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bakerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bakerton 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 Bakerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6028, Longitude: -78.7447       In this case, the coordinates for Bakerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.809 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.745 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.801 degrees.