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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 Clinchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinchfield 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 Clinchfield:
- 32.416226, -83.640484
- 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 Clinchfield
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Clinchfield is near Pulaski County and also Dooly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dooly 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 Clinchfield
Communities Also Named Clinchfield ...
We found two communities that are also named Clinchfield.
Within Georgia, the name Clinchfield is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- This Clinchfield is located in McDowell County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clinchfield that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Clinchfield.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Clinchfield is located in Russell County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clinchfield that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Clinchfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinchfield ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Heard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Houston Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
- Kathleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Neal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neal is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Sand Bed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Bed is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Willow Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Clinchfield 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 Clinchfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinchfield and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clinchfield 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Clinchfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Clinchfield 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 Clinchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4162, Longitude: -83.6405 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.319 degrees. |
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