Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clarksfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarksfield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clarksfield

• 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 Clarksfield:
  • 41.195053, -82.411556
  • 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 Clarksfield

• 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
  • Since Clarksfield is near Lorain County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Clarksfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarksfield ...

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.

• Ceylon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Florence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Greenwich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <1>
• Hartland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartland is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Hartland Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
• Henrietta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Herefork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Herefork is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herefork
• Joppa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Nova
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nova is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nova <1>
• Peru
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Peru is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Robin Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robin Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
• Ruggles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• White Fox
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Fox is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clarksfield and extending to:

• Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarksfield to Norwalk, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'