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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 Clearport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearport and the surrounding area.
- 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 Clearport:
- 39.622564, -82.680167
- 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 Clearport
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Clearport is near Hocking County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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 Clearport
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearport ...
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.
- Amanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Horns Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horns Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Mill
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mound Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Rock Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
- Rockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stoutsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wacker Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker Heights
How Far From Clearport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clearport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clearport and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Clearport to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Clearport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clearport 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 Clearport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6226, Longitude: -82.6802 In this case, the coordinates for Clearport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.916 degrees. |
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