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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 Clarendon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarendon and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarendon:
    • 38.885945, -77.096923
    • 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 Clarendon
  • 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 Clarendon ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Clarendon.

Within Virginia, the name Clarendon is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Clarendon is located in Monroe County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Clarendon.
    • Kansas
      • Barton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarendon [Barton County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Clarendon is located in Calhoun County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Clarendon.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clarendon lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Clarendon is located in Orleans County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Clarendon.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Clarendon [Chatham County].
      • Columbus County
      • This Clarendon is located in Columbus County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Clarendon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Clarendon is located in Warren County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Clarendon.
    • Quebec
      • This Clarendon lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the north of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Clarendon is located in Anderson County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Clarendon.
    • Texas
      • Donley County
      • This Clarendon is located in Donley County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the west of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Donley County community of Clarendon.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Clarendon is located in Rutland County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarendon that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Clarendon.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Clarendon [Saint Croix County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarendon ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Crescent Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Glen Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
    • Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Arlington County
  • Halls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Lacey Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Lee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lyon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
    • Lyon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Virginia Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County

How Far From Clarendon 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 Clarendon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarendon and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clarendon to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clarendon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarendon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8859, Longitude: -77.0969       In this case, the coordinates for Clarendon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Clarendon 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.
<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 Clarendon 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 307.926 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.478 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.744 degrees.