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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 Mount Clare, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Clare and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Clare:
    • 39.100213, -89.825346
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mount Clare
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mount Clare ...

We found four communities that share the name Mount Clare.

Within Illinois, the name Mount Clare is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Mount Clare is located in Lee County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Clare that is located in Macoupin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mount Clare.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Mount Clare is located in Baltimore City and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Clare that is located in Macoupin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Mount Clare.
    • Nebraska
      • Nuckolls County
      • This Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Clare that is located in Macoupin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Mount Clare.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Clare [Harrison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Clare ...

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.

  • Carpenter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Macoupin County
  • Eagarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Shores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
    • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
  • Island View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Island View is located in Montgomery County
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
  • Prairietown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Royal Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
    • Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Royal Lakes has also been known as:
    • Royal Lakes village
  • Shipman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stagecoach Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
    • Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
  • Sunrise Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
    • Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Mount Clare 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 village such as Mount Clare to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Clare and extending to:

  • Carlinville, which is the Seat of Macoupin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Clare to Carlinville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Clare. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Clare) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Clare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1002, Longitude: -89.8253       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Clare have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mount Clare 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Clare to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.845 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.557 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.362 degrees.




 

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