Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clark
- 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:
- 35.440380, -83.073751
- 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 Clark
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Clark is near Jackson County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Swain 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clark ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Clark.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Clark.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 37 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clark [Calhoun County].
- Pickens County
- This Clark is located in Pickens County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Clark.
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clark [Walker County].
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Clark is located in Routt County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Clark.
- Weld County
- This Clark is located in Weld County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the west northwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Clark.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Clark is located in Alachua County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Clark.
- Hillsborough County
- This Clark is located in Hillsborough County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the south of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Clark.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Clark [Clay County].
- Mills County
- This Clark is located in Mills County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Clark.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Clark.
- Ford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clark [Ford County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clark [Jefferson County].
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clark [Mason County].
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clark [Houghton County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clark [Lake County].
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Clark is located in Greene County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Clark.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Clark [Jefferson County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Clark is located in Coshocton County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Clark.
- Darke County
- This Clark is located in Darke County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Clark.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Clark is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Clark.
- Liberty County
- This Clark is located in Liberty County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the west southwest of the Clark that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Clark.
- Virginia
- Pulaski County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clark [Pulaski County].
- Wise County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clark [Wise County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clark [Harrison County].
- McDowell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clark [McDowell County].
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark ...
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.
- Cecil ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fisher Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Fisher Creek is located in Jackson County
- Ivy Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jonathan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Love Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Field
- Love Field is located in Jackson County
- Maggie Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
- Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <5>
- Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rich Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Ruby City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sunburst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Clark 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clark and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clark to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4404, Longitude: -83.0738 In this case, the coordinates for Clark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Clark could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Clark to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.529 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.083 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.33 degrees. |