Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clarking, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarking and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clarking

• 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 Clarking:
  • 30.516345, -82.118171
  • 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 Clarking

• 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 Charlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton County
  • Since Clarking is near Baker County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau 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 Clarking

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarking ...

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.

• Boggy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Boggy is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
• Brightsville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brightsville is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
• Ferry Landing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
• Highway Park Ferry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highway Park Ferry is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park Ferry
• Kenny
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenny is located in Baker County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
• Kent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kent is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Levi Sparkman Grant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Levi Sparkman Grant is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Sparkman Grant
• Pine Top
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Top is located in Baker County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Stanley Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanley Landing is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
• Stokesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stokesville is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
• Traders Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clarking and extending to:

• Folkston, which is the Seat of Charlton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clarking to Folkston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'