Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Village of Clarkston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Clarkston and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Village of Clarkston

• 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 Village of Clarkston:
  • 42.734430, -83.420585
  • 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 Village of Clarkston

• 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
  • Since Village of Clarkston is near Lapeer County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Village of Clarkston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Clarkston ...

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.

• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
• Commerce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Commerce is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
• Decker ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Decker is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker has also been known as:
  • Decker Settlement
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Towns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
• Groveland Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
• Holly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Holly is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <1>
• Lake Orion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
  • Former names for Lake Orion:
  • Canandaigua City
  • New Canandaigua
  • Oakland
  • Orion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <1>
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oxbow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Seven Harbors
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
• Union Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Lake is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Village of Clarkston and extending to:

• Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Village of Clarkston to Pontiac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'