Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walkertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walkertown
- 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 Walkertown:
- 40.054518, -79.945328
- 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 Walkertown
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Walkertown is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Walkertown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Walkertown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Walkertown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- McKean County
- This Walkertown is located in McKean County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Walkertown.
- McKean County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walkertown [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Walkertown is located in Perry County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Walkertown.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Walkertown.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Walkertown is located in Talbot County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Walkertown.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Walkertown is located in Buncombe County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Walkertown.
- Forsyth County
- This Walkertown is located in Forsyth County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Walkertown.
- Harnett County
- This Walkertown is located in Harnett County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the south of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Walkertown.
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Walkertown [Rowan County].
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Walkertown is located in Greene County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Walkertown.
- Hardin County
- This Walkertown is located in Hardin County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west southwest of the Walkertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Walkertown.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkertown ...
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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Coal Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Center
- Coal Center is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Center <4>
- Crescent Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Daisytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Daisytown is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisytown <4>
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lowhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
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- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Smallwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Stockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stockdale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <4>
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
How Far From Walkertown 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 Walkertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkertown and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walkertown to Washington, with an average speed<5> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walkertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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' (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- Walkertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walkertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0545, Longitude: -79.9453 In this case, the coordinates for Walkertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Walkertown 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. |
| <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 Walkertown 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 309.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.531 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.542 degrees. |