Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clark Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clark Landing
- 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 Landing:
- 37.135323, -86.602211
- 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 Clark Landing
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Clark Landing is near Butler County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Clark Landing ...
We found one communities that share the name Clark Landing.
Within Kentucky, the name Clark Landing is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Clark Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Clark Landing is located in Carroll County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clark Landing that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Clark Landing.
- New Hampshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Landing ...
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.
- Dimple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Guy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Horsemill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jetson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Leetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Needmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
How Far From Clark Landing 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 Clark Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clark Landing and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clark Landing to Bowling Green, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clark Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clark Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clark Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1353, Longitude: -86.6022 In this case, the coordinates for Clark Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.372 degrees. |