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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 Clearwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearwater and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clearwater:
    • 27.965617, -82.795891
    • 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 Clearwater
  • 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 Clearwater ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Clearwater.

Within Florida, the name Clearwater is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Clearwater [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Clearwater is located in Mississippi County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Clearwater.
    • British Columbia
      • This Clearwater lies 2,519 miles [4,053.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Clearwater.
    • Idaho
      • Idaho County
      • This Clearwater is located in Idaho County and lies 2,185 miles [3,516.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Clearwater.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Clearwater.
    • Louisiana
      • Evangeline Parish
      • This Clearwater is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Clearwater.
    • Manitoba
      • This Clearwater lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
    • Minnesota
      • Wright County
      • This Clearwater is located in Wright County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Clearwater.
    • Missouri
      • Sainte Genevieve County
      • This Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Clearwater.
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge 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 Montana community of Clearwater [Deer Lodge County].
      • Missoula County
      • This Clearwater is located in Missoula County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Clearwater.
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope County
      • This Clearwater is located in Antelope County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Clearwater.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clearwater lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Clearwater is located in Sussex County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Clearwater.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Clearwater is located in Douglas County and lies 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Clearwater.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Clearwater is located in Aiken County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the north of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Clearwater.
    • Tennessee
      • McMinn County
      • This Clearwater is located in McMinn County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the north of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Clearwater.
    • Texas
      • Franklin County
      • This Clearwater is located in Franklin County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Clearwater.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Clearwater is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,595 miles [4,176.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Pinellas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Clearwater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearwater ...

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.

  • Clearwater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coachman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman
    • Coachman is located in Pinellas County
  • Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Bluffs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbor View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Pinellas County
  • Highpoint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
  • Indian Rocks Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Safety Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Clearwater 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 city such as Clearwater to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clearwater and extending to:

  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clearwater to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Clearwater: www.clearwater-fl.com/

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Clearwater 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 '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- Clearwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clearwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9656, Longitude: -82.7959    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clearwater 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 311.008 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.436 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.995 degrees.




 

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