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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 Clare, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clare 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 Clare:
    • 43.819418, -84.767103
    • 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 Clare
  • 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 Clare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clare County
    • Since Clare is near Isabella County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland 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 Clare

Communities Also Named Clare ...

We found ten communities that are also named Clare.

Within Michigan, the name Clare is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb County
      • This Clare is located in DeKalb County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Clare.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Clare is located in Hamilton County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clare.
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Clare is located in Webster County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Clare.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Clare is located in Johnson County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Clare.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Clare is located in Allen County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Clare.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This Clare is located in Sabine Parish and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Clare.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Clare.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clare.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Clare is located in Hamilton County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south of the Clare that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clare.
    • Ontario
      • This Clare lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Clare that is located in Clare County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clare ...

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.

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

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

  • Harrison, which is the Seat of Clare County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clare to Harrison, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clare 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 Clare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8194, Longitude: -84.7671    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.40 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.514 degrees.