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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 Clinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton 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 Clinton:
    • 40.489512, -80.294506
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Clinton
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Clinton ...

We found 61 communities that share the name Clinton.

There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Clinton.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 56 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Clinton, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Armstrong County
      • This Clinton is located in Armstrong County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Clinton.
    • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clinton [Beaver County].
    • Butler County
      • This Clinton is located in Butler County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Clinton.
    • Fayette County
      • This Clinton is located in Fayette County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clinton.
    • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clinton [Potter County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Greene County
      • This Clinton is located in Greene County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Clinton.
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Clinton is located in Van Buren County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Clinton.
    • British Columbia
      • This Clinton lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
    • California
      • Amador 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 California community of Clinton [Amador County].
      • Mono County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clinton [Mono County].
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Clinton is located in Middlesex County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Clinton.
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • This Clinton is located in Jones County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Clinton.
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Clinton is located in De Witt County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Clinton.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • This Clinton is located in Ripley County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Clinton.
      • Vermillion County
      • This Clinton is located in Vermillion County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Clinton.
    • Iowa
      • Clinton County
      • This Clinton is located in Clinton County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clinton.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • This Clinton is located in Douglas County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Clinton.
    • Kentucky
      • Hickman County
      • This Clinton is located in Hickman County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Clinton.
    • Louisiana
      • East Feliciana Parish
      • This Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Clinton.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Clinton is located in Kennebec County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Clinton.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Clinton is located in Prince George's County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Clinton.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Clinton is located in Worcester County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Clinton.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Clinton is located in Lenawee County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Clinton.
      • Macomb County
      • This Clinton is located in Macomb County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Clinton.
    • Minnesota
      • Big Stone County
      • This Clinton is located in Big Stone County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Clinton.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Clinton is located in Hinds County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Clinton.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Clinton is located in Henry County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Clinton.
      • Phelps County
      • This Clinton is located in Phelps County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Clinton.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clinton [Pike County].
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This Clinton is located in Missoula County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Clinton.
    • Nebraska
      • Sheridan County
      • This Clinton is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Clinton.
    • Nevada
      • Lander 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 Nevada community of Clinton [Lander County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Clinton [Hillsborough County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Clinton is located in Essex County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Clinton.
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Clinton is located in Hunterdon County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Clinton.
      • Passaic County
      • This Clinton is located in Passaic County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Clinton.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • This Clinton is located in New York County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Clinton.
      • Oneida County
      • This Clinton is located in Oneida County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Clinton.
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Clinton is located in Davie County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Clinton.
      • Sampson County
      • This Clinton is located in Sampson County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the south southeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Clinton.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Clinton is located in Clinton County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clinton.
      • Crawford County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Clinton.
      • Franklin County
      • This Clinton is located in Franklin County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Clinton.
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clinton [Knox County].
      • Summit County
      • This Clinton is located in Summit County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Clinton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This Clinton is located in Custer County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Clinton.
    • Ontario
      • This Clinton lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Clinton lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This Clinton is located in Laurens County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Clinton.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Clinton is located in Anderson County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Clinton.
    • Texas
      • DeWitt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in DeWitt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Clinton.
      • Hunt County
      • This Clinton is located in Hunt County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Clinton.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Clinton is located in Davis County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Clinton.
      • Utah County
      • This Clinton is located in Utah County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km] to the west of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Clinton.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • This Clinton is located in Cumberland County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Clinton.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Clinton is located in Island County and lies 2,116 miles [3,405.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Clinton.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Clinton is located in Boone County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Clinton.
      • Ohio County
      • This Clinton is located in Ohio County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Clinton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Rock County
      • This Clinton is located in Rock County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clinton that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Clinton.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 9,257 miles [14,897.7 km]<1> to the west
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 9,021 miles [14,517.9 km]<1> to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton ...

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.

  • Candor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
    • Candor is located in Washington County
  • Champion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Allegheny County
  • Cork
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
    • Cork is located in Allegheny County
  • Gringo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
    • Gringo is located in Beaver County
  • Imperial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
    • Imperial is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Beaver County
  • Moon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Moon Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
    • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Shields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Stoops Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoops Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
    • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County

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

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clinton to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Clinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4895, Longitude: -80.2945       In this case, the coordinates for Clinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Clinton 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 county. 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.
<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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Clinton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.769 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.817 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.541 degrees.









 

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