Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clarence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clarence
- 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:
- 42.976726, -78.591971
- 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
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Clarence is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Clarence ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Clarence.
Within New York, the name Clarence is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarence [Barton County].
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Clarence [Cowley County].
- Stevens 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 Kansas community of Clarence [Stevens County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Clare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clarence [Clare County].
- Livingston 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 Clarence [Livingston County].
- Missouri
- Nova Scotia
- This Clarence lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarence that is located in Erie County.
- Ontario
- This Clarence lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarence that is located in Erie County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarence ...
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.
- Harris Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Hunts Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Peters Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
- Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
- Town Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Town Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
- Town Line is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <5>
- Town Line Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Line Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station
- Town Line Station is located in Erie County
- Woodstream Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarence and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarence to Buffalo, with an average speed<6> 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 245 miles [394.3 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 293 miles [471.5 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarence. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9767, Longitude: -78.5920 In this case, the coordinates for Clarence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clarence 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Clarence 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 308.538 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.809 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.785 degrees. |