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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 Clarkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkville 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 Clarkville:
    • 43.243405, -74.122909
    • 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 Clarkville
  • 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
    • Since Clarkville is near Hamilton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Clarkville

Communities Also Named Clarkville ...

We found five communities that are also named Clarkville.

Within New York, the name Clarkville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clarkville [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Yuma County
      • This Clarkville is located in Yuma County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<2> to the west of the Clarkville that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Clarkville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clarkville lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clarkville that is located in Saratoga County.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in McKinley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Clarkville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Clarkville is located in Providence County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Clarkville that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Clarkville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkville ...

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.

  • Carpenters Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpenters Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
  • Cranberry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • Day Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
  • Edinburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fayville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
  • Fish House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fish House is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
  • Fox Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake View is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Sweets Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweets Crossing is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing
  • Tenantville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tenantville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenantville

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

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clarkville to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Clarkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarkville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Clarkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2434, Longitude: -74.1229       In this case, the coordinates for Clarkville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.543 degrees.