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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 Clarks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarks Corner 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 Clarks Corner:
    • 37.042000, -85.661080
    • 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 Clarks Corner
  • 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 Metcalfe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
    • Since Clarks Corner is near Green County and also Barren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren 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 Clarks Corner

Communities Also Named Clarks Corner ...

We found five communities that are also named Clarks Corner.

Within Kentucky, the name Clarks Corner is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Clarks Corner is located in Saint Francis County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Clarks Corner.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Clarks Corner is located in Windham County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Clarks Corner.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Clarks Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Clarks Corner.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Clarks Corner is located in Saratoga County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Clarks Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Clarks Corner is located in Fauquier County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarks Corner that is located in Metcalfe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Clarks Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks Corner ...

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.

  • Cedar Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cork is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Echo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Echo is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Goodluck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goodluck is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Halfway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Knob Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
  • Little Barren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Little Barren is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
  • Node
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Node is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Node
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Shady Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Slick Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Slick Rock is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Wisdom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wisdom is located in Metcalfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

How Far From Clarks Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clarks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Seat of Metcalfe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Clarks Corner to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clarks Corner 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 Clarks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0420, Longitude: -85.6611       In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.129 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.149 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.986 degrees.