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Communities Also Named Clarke's Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Clarke's Corners.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Clarke's Corners.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarke's Corners ...

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.

  • Dyers Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ferndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Hopeness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeness
  • Lions Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monument Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Woman's River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pike Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Bay
  • Spry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
  • Stokes Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

How Far From Clarke's Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clarke's Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clarke's Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 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 '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- Clarke's Corners) 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 Clarke's Corners 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 Clarke's Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0256, Longitude: -81.3739    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.168 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.966 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.332 degrees.