Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clairfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clairfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clairfield
- 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 Clairfield:
- 36.550647, -83.948767
- 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 Clairfield
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Clairfield is near Campbell County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- eBird sighting report for Bell 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clairfield ...
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.
- Flat Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Fork Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
- Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Highcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Little White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Lot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Packard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Peabody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pleasant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <2>
- Valley Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
How Far From Clairfield 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 Clairfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Clairfield and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clairfield to Tazewell, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clairfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clairfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clairfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5506, Longitude: -83.9488 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clairfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.386 degrees. |