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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 Clark Siding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Siding 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 Clark Siding:
- 38.472842, -85.663574
- 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 Clark Siding
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Clark Siding is near Oldham County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Clark Siding
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Siding ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germany is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Halls Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halls Landing is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Landing
- Harmony Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Landing is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Landing
- Harmony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Henryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hibernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Longview Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longview Beach is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Perry Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perry Crossing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Crossing
- River Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sellersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skylight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skylight is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Slatecut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
How Far From Clark Siding to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clark Siding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clark Siding and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clark Siding to Jeffersonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clark Siding) 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 Clark Siding 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 Clark Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4728, Longitude: -85.6636 In this case, the coordinates for Clark Siding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.602 degrees. |
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