Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clearwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearwater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clearwater
- 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 Clearwater:
- 35.505351, -84.650771
- 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 Clearwater
- 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Since Clearwater is near Meigs County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Loudon 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
Communities Also Named Clearwater ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Clearwater.
Within Tennessee, the name Clearwater is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Clearwater [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Clearwater is located in Mississippi County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the west of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Clearwater.
- British Columbia
- This Clearwater lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<2> to the west of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Clearwater.
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Clearwater is located in Pinellas County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Clearwater.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Clearwater is located in Idaho County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Clearwater.
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Clearwater.
- Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish
- This Clearwater is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Clearwater.
- Manitoba
- This Clearwater lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Clearwater is located in Wright County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Clearwater.
- Missouri
- Sainte Genevieve County
- This Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Clearwater.
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Clearwater [Deer Lodge County].
- Missoula County
- This Clearwater is located in Missoula County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Clearwater.
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This Clearwater is located in Antelope County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Clearwater.
- New Brunswick
- This Clearwater lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Clearwater is located in Sussex County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Clearwater.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Clearwater is located in Douglas County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Clearwater.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Clearwater is located in Aiken County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Clearwater.
- Texas
- Franklin County
- This Clearwater is located in Franklin County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Clearwater.
- Washington
- Jefferson County
- This Clearwater is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Clearwater.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearwater ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in McMinn County
- Heritage Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
- Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Marshall Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hill
- Marshall Hill is located in McMinn County
- Pond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County
- Rogers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
- Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in McMinn County
- Suburban Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Suburban Hills is located in McMinn County
- Sunset View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in McMinn County
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Meigs County
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
How Far From Clearwater 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 Clearwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clearwater and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clearwater to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clearwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McMinn County: www.mcminncounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clearwater 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. |
| <2> | 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- Clearwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clearwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5054, Longitude: -84.6508 In this case, the coordinates for Clearwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Clearwater 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 312.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.177 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.956 degrees. |