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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 Claresville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claresville 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 Claresville:
- 36.622598, -77.450917
- 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 Claresville
- 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- Since Claresville is near Southampton County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City
- 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 Claresville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claresville ...
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.
- Green Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Greenwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- James River Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- Kingsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
- Lanes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Mitchells Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Moonlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moonlight is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skippers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
How Far From Claresville 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 Claresville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Claresville and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Claresville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claresville) 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 Claresville 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 Claresville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6226, Longitude: -77.4509 In this case, the coordinates for Claresville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.723 degrees. |
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