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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 Clarence Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center:
- 42.381150, -84.768036
- 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 Clarence Center
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Clarence Center is near Jackson County and also Eaton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eaton 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 Clarence Center
Communities Also Named Clarence Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Clarence Center.
Within Michigan, the name Clarence Center is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Clarence Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Erie County
- This Clarence Center is located in Erie County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east of the Clarence Center that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Clarence Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarence Center ...
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.
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Five Points Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Five Points Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Lee Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Center is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Sandstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Walnut Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Point is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Point
How Far From Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarence Center and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence Center to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Clarence Center) 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 Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3811, Longitude: -84.7680 In this case, the coordinates for Clarence Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.999 degrees. |
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