We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clarence to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance ^<1> beginning in Clarence to:

Oneonta [Map], which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the South Southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence to Oneonta, with an average speed ^<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Montgomery [Map], which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 [Map]) is 617 miles [993 km] to the Northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
The shortest distance ^<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<6>

Communities Also Named Clarence ...

We have found 16 communities that share the name Clarence.

While the name Clarence is unique within Alabama, we know of another 16 communities with the same name in the United States and Canada.

Communities Outside of Alabama

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Illinois

Ford County

Our profile page for Clarence, Ford County [Map]
Distance: About 448 miles [721 km] to the North

Iowa

Cedar County

Our profile page for Clarence, Cedar County [Map]
Distance: About 594 miles [956 km] to the North Northwest

Kansas

Barton County

Our profile page for Clarence, Barton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.^<7>
Although located in Barton County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Cowley County

Our profile page for Clarence, Cowley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Cowley County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Stevens County

Our profile page for Clarence, Stevens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Stevens County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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Kentucky

Pulaski County

Our profile page for Clarence, Pulaski County [Map]
Distance: About 245 miles [394.3 km] to the North Northeast

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Louisiana

Natchitoches Parish

Our profile page for Clarence, Natchitoches Parish [Map]
Distance: About 413 miles [664.7 km] to the West Southwest

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Michigan

Clare County

Our profile page for Clarence, Clare County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Clare County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Livingston County

Our profile page for Clarence, Livingston County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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Missouri

Shelby County

Our profile page for Clarence, Shelby County [Map]
Distance: About 506 miles [814.3 km] to the Northwest

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New York

Erie County

Our profile page for Clarence, Erie County [Map]
Distance: About 745 miles [1,199 km] to the North Northeast

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Nova Scotia

Our profile page for Clarence [Map]
Distance: About 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the Northeast

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Ontario

Our profile page for Clarence [Map]
Distance: About 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the North Northeast

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Pennsylvania

Centre County

Our profile page for Clarence, Centre County [Map]
Distance: About 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the Northeast

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South Carolina

Spartanburg County

Our profile page for Clarence, Spartanburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Spartanburg County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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West Virginia

Roane County

Our profile page for Clarence, Roane County [Map]
Distance: About 424 miles [682.4 km] to the Northeast

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarence ...

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 talk about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

Bird (Historic) - 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Southeast of Clarence [Map]

Bright Star - 5 miles [8 km] to the North [Map]

Craig - 2 miles [3.2 km] to the North [Map]

Fridays Crossing - Less than 2 miles to the South [Map]

Highmound - 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Northeast [Map]

Liberty - 5 miles [8 km] to the West [Map]

New Home - 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Southeast [Map]

Old Snead - 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northeast [Map]

Royal - 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West [Map]

Susan Moore - Less than 2 miles to the East [Map]

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Blount County

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Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance beginning in Clarence. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarence) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Clarence. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Clarence Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarence. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0840, Longitude: -86.4278 [Map]. - Return to Citation
<2>	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. - Return to Citation
<3>	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 Clarence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. - Return to Citation
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.484 degrees. - Return to Citation
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.143 degrees. - Return to Citation
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.022 degrees. - Return to Citation
<7>	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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Clarence 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. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Clarence.