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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 Fort Clark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Clark and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fort Clark:
    • 35.197119, -75.731830
    • 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 Fort Clark
  • 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 Fort Clark ...

We found one communities that share the name Fort Clark.

Within North Carolina, the name Fort Clark is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Fort Clark in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Dakota
      • Oliver County
      • This Fort Clark is located in Oliver County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fort Clark that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oliver County community of Fort Clark.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort 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.

  • Lake Landing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
    • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Last Chance
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
  • Little Kinnakeet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kinnakeet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kinnakeet
    • Little Kinnakeet is located in Dare County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
  • Nebraska
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nebraska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
  • New Holland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Hyde County
  • Oyster Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
    • Oyster Creek is located in Hyde County
  • Sound Shores
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Shores
    • Sound Shores is located in Hyde County
  • Steeple
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple
    • Steeple is located in Dare County

How Far From Fort Clark to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Clark to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Clark and extending to:

  • Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Clark to Manteo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Clark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Clark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Clark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1971, Longitude: -75.7318       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Clark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fort Clark to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.344 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.253 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.579 degrees.




 

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