Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clinton
- 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 Clinton:
- 34.998328, -78.322887
- 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 Clinton
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Clinton is near Duplin County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Clinton ...
We found 61 communities that share the name Clinton.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Clinton.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 56 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Clinton, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Clinton lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- California
- Amador 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 California community of Clinton [Amador County].
- Mono 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 California community of Clinton [Mono County].
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Clinton is located in Ripley County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Clinton.
- Vermillion County
- This Clinton is located in Vermillion County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Clinton.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Clinton is located in Lenawee County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Clinton.
- Macomb County
- This Clinton is located in Macomb County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Clinton.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Clinton is located in Henry County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Clinton.
- Phelps County
- This Clinton is located in Phelps County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Clinton.
- Pike 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 Missouri community of Clinton [Pike County].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Clinton is located in Essex County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Clinton.
- Hunterdon County
- This Clinton is located in Hunterdon County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the north northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Clinton.
- Passaic County
- This Clinton is located in Passaic County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Clinton.
- New York
- New York County
- This Clinton is located in New York County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Clinton.
- Oneida County
- This Clinton is located in Oneida County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the north northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Clinton.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Clinton is located in Clinton County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clinton.
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Clinton.
- Franklin County
- This Clinton is located in Franklin County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Clinton.
- Knox 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 Ohio community of Clinton [Knox County].
- Summit County
- This Clinton is located in Summit County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Clinton.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Clinton lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Clinton is located in Allegheny County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Clinton.
- Armstrong County
- This Clinton is located in Armstrong County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the north of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Clinton.
- Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Clinton [Beaver County].
- Butler County
- This Clinton is located in Butler County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the north of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Clinton.
- Fayette County
- This Clinton is located in Fayette County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the north of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clinton.
- Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Clinton [Potter County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Clinton lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in DeWitt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Clinton.
- Hunt County
- This Clinton is located in Hunt County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the west of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Clinton.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Clinton is located in Davis County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Clinton.
- Utah County
- This Clinton is located in Utah County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km] to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Clinton.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Clinton is located in Boone County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Clinton.
- Ohio County
- This Clinton is located in Ohio County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Clinton.
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton ...
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.
- Basstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bearskin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bonnetsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Butlers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Crossroads
- Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Kitty Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Moltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Piney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <5>
How Far From Clinton 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 Clinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinton and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Clinton to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clinton: www.cityofclintonnc.com/
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- Clinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9983, Longitude: -78.3229 |
| <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 Clinton, 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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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 308.789 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.877 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.608 degrees. |