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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort 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 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fort 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
  • Since Fort Clark is near Hyde County and also Carteret County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret 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 Fort Clark

Communities Also Named Fort Clark ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
• Last Chance
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
• Little Kinnakeet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Kinnakeet is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kinnakeet
• Mount Pleasant
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nebraska
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• New Holland
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Holland is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Oyster Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oyster Creek is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
• Sound Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sound Shores is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Shores
• Steeple
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Steeple is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'