Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clear Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clear Spring
- 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 Clear Spring:
- 38.925052, -86.209985
- 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 Clear Spring
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Clear Spring is near Lawrence County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clear Spring ...
We found five communities that share the name Clear Spring.
Within Indiana, the name Clear Spring is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Clear Spring is located in Clark County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clear Spring that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Clear Spring.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Clear Spring is located in Washington County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east of the Clear Spring that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Clear Spring.
- Missouri
- Carter 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 Missouri community of Clear Spring [Carter County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clear Spring that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Clear Spring.
- York County
- This Clear Spring is located in York County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the east northeast of the Clear Spring that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Clear Spring.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear Spring ...
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.
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bald Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
- Bald Knobs is located in Jackson County
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freetown <4>
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Jackson County
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Surprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Yellowstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Monroe County
How Far From Clear Spring 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 Clear Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clear Spring and extending to:
- Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clear Spring to Brownstown, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clear Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Clear Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clear Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9251, Longitude: -86.2100 In this case, the coordinates for Clear Spring 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clear Spring 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 Clear Spring 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 313.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.725 degrees. |