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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 Clarenceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarenceville 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 Clarenceville:
    • 42.444237, -83.341317
    • 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 Clarenceville
  • 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 Clarenceville ...

We found one communities that share the name Clarenceville.

Within Michigan, the name Clarenceville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Clarenceville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Clarenceville lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarenceville that is located in Oakland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarenceville ...

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.

  • Beech
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Wayne County
  • Charing Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
    • Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
  • Dearborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Elm is located in Wayne County
  • Ferndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Franklin has also been known as:
    • Franklin Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Quakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
  • Royal Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Wayne County
  • Wolverine Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
    • Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people

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

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

  • Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clarenceville to Pontiac, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 410 miles [659.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarenceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarenceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarenceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4442, Longitude: -83.3413       In this case, the coordinates for Clarenceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Clarenceville 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 311.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.201 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.281 degrees.




 

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