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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 Clarence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarence 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 Clarence:
    • 37.292024, -84.557442
    • 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 Clarence
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Clarence is near Rockcastle County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Clarence

Communities Also Named Clarence ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Clarence.

Within Kentucky, the name Clarence is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Clarence is located in Blount County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Clarence.
    • Illinois
      • Ford County
      • This Clarence is located in Ford County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Clarence.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Clarence is located in Cedar County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Clarence.
    • Kansas
      • Barton 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 Kansas community of Clarence [Barton County].
      • Cowley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarence [Cowley County].
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarence [Stevens County].
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Clarence.
    • Michigan
      • Clare 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 Michigan community of Clarence [Clare County].
      • Livingston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clarence [Livingston County].
    • Missouri
      • Shelby County
      • This Clarence is located in Shelby County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Clarence.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Clarence is located in Erie County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Clarence.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Clarence lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Ontario
      • This Clarence lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Clarence is located in Centre County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Clarence.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Clarence [Spartanburg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Clarence is located in Roane County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarence that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Clarence.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarence ...

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.

  • Bee Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
  • Bobtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bobtown is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
  • Coin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coin is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Dog Walk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
  • Floyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Level Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
  • Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plato is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Quail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
  • Randy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Randy is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
  • Valley Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence to Somerset, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 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- Clarence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Clarence 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>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 Clarence 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 Clarence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2920, Longitude: -84.5574       In this case, the coordinates for Clarence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.452 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.441 degrees.