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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 Clingman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clingman 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 Clingman:
- 36.178606, -80.928067
- 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 Clingman
- 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Since Clingman is near Yadkin County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Clingman
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clingman ...
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.
- Bryan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Cycle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Martin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Roaring River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Swan Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
How Far From Clingman to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clingman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clingman and extending to:
- Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Clingman to Wilkesboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 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' (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- Clingman) 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 Clingman 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 Clingman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1786, Longitude: -80.9281 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.251 degrees. |
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