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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 Booker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booker 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 Booker:
- 40.852559, -78.437521
- 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 Booker
- 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Booker is near Centre County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Booker
Communities Also Named Booker ...
We found six communities that are also named Booker.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Booker is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Booker is located in Crittenden County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Booker.
- Pulaski County
- This Booker is located in Pulaski County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the west southwest of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Booker.
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- This Booker is located in Washington County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Booker.
- Texas
- Lipscomb County
- This Booker is located in Lipscomb County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the west of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lipscomb County community of Booker.
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This Booker is located in Sussex County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Booker.
- Washington County
- This Booker is located in Washington County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest of the Booker that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Booker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Booker ...
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.
- Boardman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Glen Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Kellytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellytown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mascot is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Parsonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Scotch Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
- Smoke Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smoke Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Run
- Spike Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spike Island is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Utahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
How Far From Booker 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 Booker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Booker and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Booker to Clearfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Booker) 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 Booker 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 Booker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8526, Longitude: -78.4375 In this case, the coordinates for Booker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.604 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.566 degrees. |
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