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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 Clare, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clare 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 Clare:
    • 36.715041, -86.394714
    • 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 Clare
  • 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
    • Since Clare is near Simpson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Clare

Communities Also Named Clare ...

We found ten communities that are also named Clare.

Within Kentucky, the name Clare is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb County
      • This Clare is located in DeKalb County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Clare.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Clare is located in Hamilton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clare.
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Clare is located in Webster County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Clare.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Clare is located in Johnson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Clare.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This Clare is located in Sabine Parish and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Clare.
    • Michigan
      • Clare County
      • This Clare is located in Clare County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Clare.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Clare.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clare.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Clare is located in Hamilton County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clare that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clare.
    • Ontario
      • This Clare lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clare that is located in Allen County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Butlersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Butlersville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersville
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Fleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleet is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
  • Gold City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold City is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
  • Halfway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Hickory Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Pope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Temperance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance

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

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

  • Scottsville, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clare to Scottsville, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Clare 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 Clare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7150, Longitude: -86.3947       In this case, the coordinates for Clare have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.575 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.387 degrees.