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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 Clarktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarktown 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 Clarktown:
    • 38.850630, -82.911284
    • 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 Clarktown
  • 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
    • Since Clarktown is near Pike County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Clarktown

Communities Also Named Clarktown ...

We found two communities that are also named Clarktown.

Within Ohio, the name Clarktown is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • White County
      • This Clarktown is located in White County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarktown that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Clarktown.
    • Texas
      • Sabine County
      • This Clarktown is located in Sabine County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarktown that is located in Scioto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Clarktown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarktown ...

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.

  • Eden Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eden Park is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Egypt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Fair Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Frederick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Lucasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinkerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman
  • Purdy Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
  • Rubyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
  • Rushtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rushtown is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
  • Stockdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stockdale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Twin Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

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

  • Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarktown to Portsmouth, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north (N). 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 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clarktown 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 Clarktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8506, Longitude: -82.9113       In this case, the coordinates for Clarktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.437 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.472 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.264 degrees.