Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clear Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clear Springs
- 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 Clear Springs:
- 33.981486, -86.268034
- 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 Clear Springs
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Clear Springs is near Saint Clair County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Clear Springs ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Clear Springs.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Clear Springs.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Blount County
- This Clear Springs is located in Blount County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Clear Springs.
- Talladega County
- This Clear Springs is located in Talladega County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Clear Springs.
- Blount County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Clear Springs is located in Okaloosa County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Clear Springs.
- Polk 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 Florida community of Clear Springs [Polk County].
- Walton County
- This Clear Springs is located in Walton County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Clear Springs.
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Clear Springs is located in Graves County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Clear Springs.
- Manitoba
- This Clear Springs lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- Mississippi
- Smith County
- This Clear Springs is located in Smith County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Clear Springs.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Clear Springs is located in Texas County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Clear Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Clear Springs is located in York County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Clear Springs.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Clear Springs is located in Richland County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Clear Springs.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Clear Springs [Grainger County].
- Greene 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 Tennessee community of Clear Springs [Greene County].
- Knox County
- This Clear Springs is located in Knox County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Clear Springs.
- McMinn County
- This Clear Springs is located in McMinn County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the northeast of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Clear Springs.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Clear Springs.
- Nacogdoches County
- This Clear Springs is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the west southwest of the Clear Springs that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Clear Springs.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear Springs ...
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.
- Gallant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hopper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Maudlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Moodys Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
- Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Blount County
- Nix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
How Far From Clear Springs 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 Clear Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Clear Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Clear Springs and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Clear Springs to Gadsden, 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clear Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9815, Longitude: -86.2680 In this case, the coordinates for Clear Springs 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clear Springs 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clear Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Clear Springs 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 313.382 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.98 degrees. |