Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Basket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Basket and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Basket
- 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 Basket:
- 40.390093, -75.826032
- 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 Basket
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Basket is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Basket ...
We found two communities that share the name Basket.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Basket is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Basket ...
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.
- Beavers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Mill
- Beavers Mill is located in Berks County
- Breezy Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Corner
- Breezy Corner is located in Berks County
- Cherokee Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
- Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
- Farming Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farming Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Fleetwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
- Forest Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
- Forest Court is located in Berks County
- Hunters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Limekiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Maiden Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
- Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
- Marywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- New Jerusalem is located in Berks County
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- Overlook Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
- Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
- Pathfinder Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pathfinder Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Pricetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Shadow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Shadow Ridge is located in Berks County
- Stonersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Stonetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Berks County
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
- Walnuttown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnuttown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnuttown
- Walnuttown is located in Berks County
- Willow Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens
- Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
- Wingspread
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingspread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Yellow House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Overlook Woods
How Far From Basket 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 Basket to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Basket and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Basket to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basket. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Basket 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Basket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Basket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3901, Longitude: -75.8260 In this case, the coordinates for Basket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Basket 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 307.058 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.729 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.596 degrees. |