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

When in Clarksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarksville 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 Clarksville:
    • 36.798725, -81.765121
    • 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 Clarksville
  • 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 Clarksville ...

We found 42 communities that share the name Clarksville.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Clarksville.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Mecklenburg County
      • This Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Clarksville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Clarksville is located in Clarke County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Clarksville.
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Clarksville is located in Johnson County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Clarksville.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Clarksville is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Clarksville.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in New London County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Clarksville.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Clarksville is located in Sussex County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Clarksville.
    • Florida
      • Calhoun County
      • This Clarksville is located in Calhoun County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Clarksville.
      • Duval County
      • This Clarksville is located in Duval County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Clarksville.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clarksville [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Habersham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clarksville [Habersham County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Clarksville is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Clarksville.
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Clarksville is located in Clark County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Clarksville.
      • McLean County
      • This Clarksville is located in McLean County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Clarksville.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Clarksville is located in Clark County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Clarksville.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Clarksville is located in Hamilton County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clarksville.
    • Iowa
      • Butler County
      • This Clarksville is located in Butler County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Clarksville.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarksville [Cherokee County].
      • Geary County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarksville [Geary County].
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarksville [Johnson County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clarksville [Leavenworth County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Clarksville is located in Clark County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Clarksville.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Clarksville is located in Howard County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Clarksville.
    • Michigan
      • Ionia County
      • This Clarksville is located in Ionia County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Clarksville.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • This Clarksville is located in Pike County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Clarksville.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Clarksville [Pershing County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Clarksville is located in Coos County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Clarksville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Clarksville.
      • Mercer County
      • This Clarksville is located in Mercer County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Clarksville.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Clarksville is located in Albany County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Clarksville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Clarksville lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Clarksville is located in Clinton County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Clarksville.
      • Defiance County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clarksville [Defiance County].
      • Perry County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Clarksville [Perry County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Wagoner County
      • This Clarksville is located in Wagoner County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Clarksville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Clarksville.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Clarksville is located in Baker County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Clarksville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Clarksville is located in Greene County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Clarksville.
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clarksville [Mercer County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clarksville [Washington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Clarksville is located in Montgomery County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Clarksville.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Clarksville [Cameron County].
      • Red River County
      • This Clarksville is located in Red River County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarksville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Clarksville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarksville ...

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.

  • Cedar Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
    • Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
  • Chilhowie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
    • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <5>
  • Clinchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
    • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
  • Fleet
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Washington County
  • Henrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
    • Henrytown is located in Smyth County
  • Lick Skillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Skillet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
    • Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
  • Loves Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Meadowview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Meadowview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadowview <5>
  • Mock Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
    • Mock Mill is located in Washington County
  • Pleasant Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Plum Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
      • Plum Creek is located in Washington County
    • Price Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
      • Price Hill is located in Washington County
    • Saltville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tumbling Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumbling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
      • Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarksville to Abingdon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Clarksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7987, Longitude: -81.7651       In this case, the coordinates for Clarksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Clarksville 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Clarksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.76 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.398 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.404 degrees.




 

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