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Communities Also Named Clarkson ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Clarkson.

Within Ontario, the name Clarkson is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clarkson [Cullman County].
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Clarkson [Sharp County].
    • California
      • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clarkson [Kern County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Clarkson is located in Bingham County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Clarkson.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Clarkson [Wayne County].
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Clarkson [Warren County].
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarkson [Riley County].
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Clarkson is located in Grayson County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Clarkson.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Clarkson is located in Howard County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Clarkson.
    • Mississippi
      • Webster County
      • This Clarkson is located in Webster County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Clarkson.
    • Missouri
      • Lawrence County
      • This Clarkson is located in Lawrence County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Clarkson.
    • Nebraska
      • Colfax County
      • This Clarkson is located in Colfax County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Clarkson.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Clarkson is located in Monroe County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Clarkson.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Clarkson.
      • Columbiana County
      • This Clarkson is located in Columbiana County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Clarkson.
    • Oklahoma
      • Payne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Clarkson [Payne County].
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Clarkson [Chester County].
    • South Dakota
      • Turner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Clarkson [Turner County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Clarkson [Washington County].
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • This Clarkson is located in Milam County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Clarkson.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Clarkson is located in Culpeper County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Clarkson.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Clarkson [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkson ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Erin Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Mills
  • Erindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
  • Kent Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadow Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Park Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal

How Far From Clarkson 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 Clarkson to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Clarkson to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarkson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Clarkson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Clarkson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarkson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5167, Longitude: -79.6167    
<3>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 Clarkson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Clarkson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.146 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.579 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.06 degrees.




 

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