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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 Clarkson Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkson Valley 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 Clarkson Valley:
- 38.625485, -90.594354
- 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 Clarkson Valley
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Clarkson Valley is near Saint Charles County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Clarkson Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkson Valley ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Fox Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Jacobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacobs is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lincoln Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Mountain Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Clarkson Valley 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 Clarkson Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clarkson Valley and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Clarkson Valley to Clayton, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west (W). 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 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarkson Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clarkson Valley 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 Clarkson Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6255, Longitude: -90.5944 In this case, the coordinates for Clarkson Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.836 degrees. |
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