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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 Clarkrange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkrange 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 Clarkrange:
- 36.185133, -85.020074
- 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 Clarkrange
- 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Since Clarkrange is near Cumberland County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Clarkrange
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkrange ...
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.
- Camp Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camp Ground is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Cliff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Genesis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Green Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hall Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Hanging Limb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jones Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Ford is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ford
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Muddy Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
- Obey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Plateau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Vine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Clarkrange 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 Clarkrange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clarkrange and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clarkrange to Jamestown, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). 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 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarkrange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Clarkrange 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 Clarkrange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1851, Longitude: -85.0201 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.714 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.935 degrees. |
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