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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 Cooksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooksburg 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cooksburg
Communities Also Named Cooksburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Cooksburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cooksburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle County
- This Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooksburg that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Cooksburg.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Cooksburg is located in Albany County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cooksburg that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Cooksburg.
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)
- Cook Tomb is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Tomb
- Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gravel Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Helen Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hominy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Leeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Turkey Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Cooksburg 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cooksburg 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.048 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees. |
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