Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Clinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Clinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Clinton
- 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 West Clinton:
- 39.694480, -87.525299
- 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 West Clinton
- 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 Vermillion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Since West Clinton is near Edgar County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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 West Clinton ...
We found two communities that share the name West Clinton.
Within Indiana, the name West Clinton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of West Clinton [Clinton County].
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of West Clinton [Laurens County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Clinton ...
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.
- Bono
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Clays Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Easytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Randall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Sandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Summit Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Syndicate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Universal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From West Clinton 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 West Clinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Clinton and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Vermillion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Clinton to Newport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Clinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 West Clinton 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Clinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Clinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6945, Longitude: -87.5253 In this case, the coordinates for West Clinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Clinton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.126 degrees. |