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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 Clearville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearville 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 Clearville:
    • 39.916751, -78.383904
    • 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 Clearville
  • 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Since Clearville is near Fulton County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Clearville

Communities Also Named Clearville ...

We found one communities that are also named Clearville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Clearville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Clearville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Clearville lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clearville that is located in Bedford County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearville ...

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.

  • Charlesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Charlesville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Cliffs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cliffs is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
  • Crystal Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
  • Emmaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Emmaville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
  • Everett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Five Forks is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Flickerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
  • Gapsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gapsville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
  • Mattie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mattie is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
  • Rainsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Robinsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville

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

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

  • Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Clearville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Clearville) 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 Clearville 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 Clearville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9168, Longitude: -78.3839       In this case, the coordinates for Clearville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.631 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.438 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.903 degrees.