Welcome to Clarkes Summit ...
Clarkes Summit is located in Wythe County<1>.
Clarkes Summit is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clarkes Summit is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Clarkes Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Clarkes Summit: 276
Communities near Clarkes Summit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkes Summit.
- Radford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
- Fries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Draper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarkes Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkes Summit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkes Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkes Summit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkes Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkes Summit.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkes Summit ...
Looking for more information about Clarkes Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clarkes Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkes Summit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wythe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkes Summit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |