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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 Clarence Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center:
    • 43.010614, -78.637528
    • 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 Clarence Center
  • 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 Clarence Center ...

We found one communities that share the name Clarence Center.

Within New York, the name Clarence Center is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Clarence Center in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Clarence Center is located in Calhoun County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west of the Clarence Center that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Clarence Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarence Center ...

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.

  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
  • Hunts Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
  • Looneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
  • Peters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
    • Peters Corners is located in Erie County
  • Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Swifts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
    • Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
  • Woodstream Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
    • Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County

How Far From Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence Center to Buffalo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Clarence Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarence Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0106, Longitude: -78.6375       In this case, the coordinates for Clarence Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clarence Center 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 308.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.844 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.793 degrees.









 

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