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 Clarks Corner:
35.123424, -90.612051
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 Clarks Corner
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 Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found five communities that are also named Clarks Corner.
Within Arkansas, the name Clarks Corner is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Windham County
This Clarks Corner is located in Windham County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Clarks Corner.
Kentucky
Metcalfe County
This Clarks Corner is located in Metcalfe County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Clarks Corner.
Maine
Waldo County
This Clarks Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Clarks Corner.
New York
Saratoga County
This Clarks Corner is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Clarks Corner.
Virginia
Fauquier County
This Clarks Corner is located in Fauquier County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Clarks Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks Corner ...
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.
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 Clarks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarks Corner and extending to:
Forrest City, which is the Seat of Saint Francis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarks Corner to Forrest City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clarks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
<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 Clarks Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1234, Longitude: -90.6121 In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.145 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.363 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.572 degrees.