Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clarks Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarks Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clarks Crossing

• 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 Clarks Crossing:
  • 38.921222, -77.285539
  • 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 Clarks Crossing

• 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Clarks Crossing is near Fairfax City and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Clarks Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks Crossing ...

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.

• Cinnamon Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Enola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Falls Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Greenway Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
• Hickory Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Hickory Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Moneys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
• Peacock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peacock is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pine Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pinecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunset Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Wolf Trap
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clarks Crossing and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Clarks Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'