Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Clark Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clark Place

• 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 Clark Place:
  • 34.258440, -88.713109
  • 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 Clark Place

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Clark Place is near Pontotoc County and also Itawamba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba 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 Clark Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Place ...

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.

• Flowerdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowerdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerdale
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harrisburg Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harrisburg Heights is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Heights
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pinecrest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Priceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Priceville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Rebecca Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
• Terrace Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Terrace Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
• Traceland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Traceland is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceland
• Tracewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tracewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewood
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clark Place and extending to:

• Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clark Place to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'