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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 Clarks Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarks Junction 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 Clarks Junction:
- 34.154832, -82.863195
- 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 Junction
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Clarks Junction is near Hart County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Clarks Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks Junction ...
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.
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dewy Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dove Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Hard Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Rock Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Silk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Thirteen Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks
How Far From Clarks Junction 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 Clarks Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clarks Junction and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clarks Junction to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Junction 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 Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1548, Longitude: -82.8632 In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.59 degrees. |
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