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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 Clarks Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarks Gap 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 Clarks Gap:
- 39.139550, -77.609713
- 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 Gap
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Clarks Gap is near Montgomery County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks Gap ...
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.
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Goresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Ivandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Loyalty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Potomac Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac Crossing is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Crossing
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Scattersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Telegraph Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Clarks Gap 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 Clarks Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clarks Gap and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Clarks Gap to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarks Gap) 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 Clarks Gap 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 Clarks Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1395, Longitude: -77.6097 In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.214 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.864 degrees. |
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