Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clara and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clara
- 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 Clara:
- 38.275955, -75.819931
- 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 Clara
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Clara is near Somerset County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Clara ...
We found ten communities that share the name Clara.
Within Maryland, the name Clara is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clara ...
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.
- Deep Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Branch
- Deep Branch is located in Wicomico County
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Green Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Gum Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Martins Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County
- New Road Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Road Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Road Landing
- New Road Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Pea Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pine Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Beach
- Pine Beach is located in Somerset County
- Polk Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Clara 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 Clara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clara and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clara to Salisbury, 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clara. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Clara) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2760, Longitude: -75.8199 In this case, the coordinates for Clara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clara 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> | 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. |
| <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 Clara 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 307.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.582 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.453 degrees. |