Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Schofer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schofer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Schofer

• 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 Schofer:
  • 40.538706, -75.714914
  • 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 Schofer

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Since Schofer is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Schofer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schofer ...

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.

• Bowers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bowers is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowers <1>
• Eagle Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Point is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grimville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
• Krumsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Krumsville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
• Longsdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Longsdale is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
• Longswamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Longswamp is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
• Lower Longswamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
• Lyon Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon Station is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
• Ringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ringtown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
• Sally Ann ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sally Ann is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
• Shamrock Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schofer and extending to:

• Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schofer to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'