Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clark Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clark Estates

• 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 Clark Estates:
  • 35.109562, -82.036775
  • 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 Clark Estates

• 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Clark Estates is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Clark Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Estates ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <1>
• Brown Arrow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
• Fingerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fingerville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingerville <1>
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Little Africa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
• Mascot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mascot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Rainbow Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
• Twin Brooks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
• Twin Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
• Willow Wood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clark Estates and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clark Estates to Spartanburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'