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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clara and the surrounding area.
- 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 Clara:
- 29.797168, -83.320137
- 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 Clara
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Clara is near Dixie County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dixie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Clara
Communities Also Named Clara ...
We found ten communities that are also named Clara.
Within Florida, the name Clara is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clara [Fulton County].
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- This Clara is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Clara.
- Kansas
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clara [Washington County].
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Clara is located in Wicomico County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Clara.
- Mississippi
- Wayne County
- This Clara is located in Wayne County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Clara.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Clara is located in Texas County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Clara.
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Clara [Stokes County].
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Clara is located in Potter County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Clara.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Clara [Washington County].
- Texas
- Wichita County
- This Clara is located in Wichita County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clara that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Clara.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clara ...
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.
- Cooks Hammock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooks Hammock is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock
- Cross City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Fish Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fish Creek is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Horseshoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Jena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Mayo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pinland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinland
- Shamrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
How Far From Clara 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 Clara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clara and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clara to Perry, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Clara 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clara 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 Clara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7972, Longitude: -83.3201 In this case, the coordinates for Clara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.173 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.791 degrees. |
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