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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.
- 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:
- 44.404517, -69.326154
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Clarks Corner is near Knox County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Maine, the name Clarks Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, 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 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Waldo 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 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Clarks Corner.
- Kentucky
- Metcalfe County
- This Clarks Corner is located in Metcalfe County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Clarks Corner.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Clarks Corner is located in Saratoga County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Waldo 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 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarks Corner that is located in Waldo 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.
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gregorys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Jones Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Knights Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Pauls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
How Far From Clarks Corner 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 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:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Clarks Corner to Belfast, 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,941 miles [6,342.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Clarks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 44.4045, Longitude: -69.3262 In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.662 degrees. |
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