Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clarks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clarks
- 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 Clarks:
- 41.216272, -97.839502
- 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 Clarks
- 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 Merrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Merrick County
- Since Clarks is near Hamilton County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Clarks ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Clarks.
Within Nebraska, the name Clarks is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Clarks [Davies's County].
- Pike 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 Indiana community of Clarks [Pike County].
- Pulaski County
- This Clarks is located in Pulaski County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the east of the Clarks that is located in Merrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Clarks.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clarks [Huron County].
- Wexford 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 Clarks [Wexford County].
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Clarks.
- Lander County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Clarks [Lander County].
- Washoe 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 Nevada community of Clarks [Washoe County].
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clarks [Coshocton County].
- Darke 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 Ohio community of Clarks [Darke County].
- Geauga County
- This Clarks is located in Geauga County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the east of the Clarks that is located in Merrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Clarks.
- Lake County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clarks [Lake County].
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks ...
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.
- Havens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hordville
- Hordville is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hordville <5>
- Overland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Overland is located in Hamilton County
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk <5>
- Riverside Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Merrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
- Swedehome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
- Swedehome is located in Polk County
How Far From Clarks 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 village such as Clarks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarks and extending to:
- Central City, which is the Seat of Merrick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarks to Central City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Clarks 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2163, Longitude: -97.8395 In this case, the coordinates for Clarks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Clarks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Clarks 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 321.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.273 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.929 degrees. |