Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clarksville City:
  • 32.532817, -94.894491
  • 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 Clarksville City

• 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 Gregg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Gregg County
  • Since Clarksville City is near Upshur County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Clarksville City ...

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.

• Center Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Upshur County
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Gregg County
• Liberty City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
• Longview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
• Mings Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mings Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Chapel
  • Mings Chapel is located in Upshur County
• Rolling Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
• Seven Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

How Far From Clarksville City 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 city such as Clarksville City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Clarksville City and extending to:

• Longview, which is the Seat of Gregg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clarksville City to Longview, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/