Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clarence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clarence
- 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 Clarence:
- 34.083988, -86.427836
- 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 Clarence
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Clarence is near Etowah County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Clarence ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Clarence.
Within Alabama, the name Clarence is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barton 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 Clarence [Barton County].
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarence [Cowley County].
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarence [Stevens County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Clare 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 Michigan community of Clarence [Clare County].
- Livingston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clarence [Livingston County].
- Missouri
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Clarence lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarence that is located in Blount County.
- Ontario
- This Clarence lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarence that is located in Blount County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
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 wonder 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) - Bright Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bright Star
- From Clarence to Bright Star
- Craig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Craig
- From Clarence to Craig
- Fridays Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fridays Crossing
- From Clarence to Fridays Crossing
- Highmound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highmound
- From Clarence to Highmound
- Hoods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberty
- From Clarence to Liberty
- Murphy Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
- Murphy Ford is located in Blount County
- New Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Old Snead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal
- From Clarence to Royal
- Susan Moore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Susan Moore
- From Clarence to Susan Moore
How Far From Clarence to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 beginning in Clarence and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence to Oneonta, with an average speed<5> 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, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 118 miles [189.9 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 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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: 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0840, Longitude: -86.4278 |
| <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 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Clarence 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 313.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.143 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.022 degrees. |