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:
- 32.999844, -95.201330
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Clearwater is near Wood County and also Camp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Camp 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 Texas, the name Clearwater is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Clearwater.
- British Columbia
- This Clearwater lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<2> to the west of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the southeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Clearwater.
- Manitoba
- This Clearwater lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the north of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Clearwater is located in Wright County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the north of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Clearwater.
- New Brunswick
- This Clearwater lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Clearwater is located in Sussex County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the east of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Clearwater.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This Clearwater is located in McMinn County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Clearwater.
- Washington
- Jefferson County
- This Clearwater is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clearwater that is located in Franklin 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.
- Cypress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Humble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Camp County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
- Majors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Franklin County
- Rocky Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Clearwater to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clearwater to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 240 miles [386.2 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 State of Texas: https://texas.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 32.9998, Longitude: -95.2013 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.306 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.923 degrees. |