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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 Clinton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton Park 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 Clinton Park:
- 29.740506, -95.257435
- 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 Clinton Park
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Clinton Park is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Clinton Park
Communities Also Named Clinton Park ...
We found four communities that are also named Clinton Park.
Within Texas, the name Clinton Park is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Clinton Park is located in Clinton County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clinton Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clinton Park.
- Rensselaer County
- This Clinton Park is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km] to the northeast of the Clinton Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Clinton Park.
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Clinton Park is located in York County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clinton Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Clinton Park.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Clinton Park is located in Pierce County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clinton Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Clinton Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Park ...
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.
- El Dorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Galena Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Greens Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Greenway Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Meadow Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Pecan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Songwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Songwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
How Far From Clinton Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clinton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinton Park and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clinton Park to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clinton Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Clinton Park 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 Clinton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7405, Longitude: -95.2574 In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.515 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.313 degrees. |
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