Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooksburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooksburg
- 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 Cooksburg:
- 41.332108, -79.209013
- 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 Cooksburg
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Cooksburg is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Cooksburg ...
We found two communities that share the name Cooksburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cooksburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooksburg ...
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.
- Cook Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gravel Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Helen Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Hominy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Leeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
- Leeper is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <3>
- Scotch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Turkey Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
How Far From Cooksburg 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 Cooksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooksburg and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooksburg to Clarion, with an average speed<4> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Cooksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3321, Longitude: -79.2090 In this case, the coordinates for Cooksburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cooksburg 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 309.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.129 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees. |