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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 Clarkston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkston 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 Clarkston:
- 33.809536, -84.239858
- 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 Clarkston
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Clarkston is near Gwinnett County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Clarkston
Communities Also Named Clarkston ...
We found five communities that are also named Clarkston.
Within Georgia, the name Clarkston is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Pima County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Clarkston.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Clarkston is located in Oakland County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the north of the Clarkston that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Clarkston.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Clarkston is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clarkston that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Clarkston.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Clarkston is located in Cache County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clarkston that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Clarkston.
- Washington
- Asotin County
- This Clarkston is located in Asotin County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clarkston that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Asotin County community of Clarkston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkston ...
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.
- Comfort Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Glen Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Hidden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hunters Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kings Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Patriots Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Stone Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Clarkston 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 Clarkston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarkston and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Clarkston to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarkston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Clarkston) 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 Clarkston 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 Clarkston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8095, Longitude: -84.2399 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.214 degrees. |
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