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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 Clinch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinch 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 Clinch:
- 29.574413, -82.392049
- 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 Clinch
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since Clinch is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Clinch
Communities Also Named Clinch ...
We found four communities that are also named Clinch.
Within Florida, the name Clinch is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch 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 Clinch [Clinch County].
- Illinois
- Perry 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 Illinois community of Clinch [Perry County].
- Tennessee
- Hancock 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 Clinch [Hancock County].
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Clinch is located in Scott County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the north of the Clinch that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Clinch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinch ...
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.
- Adam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adam is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- John H McIntosh Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Pinesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinesville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
- Riceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riceland is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
- Robinson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
- Robinswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinswood is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Suburban Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
How Far From Clinch to ...
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 Clinch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinch and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clinch to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 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 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 Clinch 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 from Point A (ie- Clinch) 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 Clinch 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 Clinch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5744, Longitude: -82.3920 In this case, the coordinates for Clinch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.524 degrees. |
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