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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 Clarkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkwood 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 Clarkwood:
- 27.784471, -97.539716
- 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 Clarkwood
- 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 Nueces County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Since Clarkwood is near San Patricio County and also Jim Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells 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 Clarkwood
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkwood ...
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.
- Bluntzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Crescent Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flour Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flour Bluff is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff
- Flour Bluff Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Gardendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardendale is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Violet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Clarkwood 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 Clarkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clarkwood and extending to:
- Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Clarkwood to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,997 miles [12,869.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Clarkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clarkwood 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 Clarkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7845, Longitude: -97.5397 In this case, the coordinates for Clarkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.409 degrees. |
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